diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d652cac57704dd6337c053999c02dc157db9444e..01ba939ffc99df502d15958aa6a8e529c1816499 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ add_subdirectory(objectstore)
 add_subdirectory(middletier)
 add_subdirectory(nameserver)
 add_subdirectory(tests)
-add_subdirectory(xroot_clients)
+add_subdirectory(ctacmd)
 add_subdirectory(xroot_plugins)
diff --git a/xroot_clients/CMakeLists.txt b/ctacmd/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 81%
rename from xroot_clients/CMakeLists.txt
rename to ctacmd/CMakeLists.txt
index 0be209c505b24d1865a697fe8fd9b427a9a7f6b4..b68ab3528f5ba2f927e88f6e96c9079a25efa2c0 100644
--- a/xroot_clients/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ctacmd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ list (APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 find_package (xrootd REQUIRED)
 include_directories (${XROOTD_INCLUDE_DIR} ${XROOTD_PRIVATE_INCLUDE_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 
-add_executable (CTA_cmd CTACmdMain.cpp CTACmd.cpp)
-target_link_libraries (CTA_cmd ${XROOTD_XRDCL_LIB})
+add_executable (cta CTACmdMain.cpp CTACmd.cpp)
+target_link_libraries (cta ${XROOTD_XRDCL_LIB})
 
 add_executable (CTA_copycmd CTACopyCmdMain.cpp CTACopyCmd.cpp)
 target_link_libraries (CTA_copycmd ${XROOTD_XRDCL_LIB})
diff --git a/xroot_clients/CTACmd.cpp b/ctacmd/CTACmd.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from xroot_clients/CTACmd.cpp
rename to ctacmd/CTACmd.cpp
diff --git a/xroot_clients/CTACmd.hpp b/ctacmd/CTACmd.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from xroot_clients/CTACmd.hpp
rename to ctacmd/CTACmd.hpp
diff --git a/xroot_clients/CTACmdMain.cpp b/ctacmd/CTACmdMain.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from xroot_clients/CTACmdMain.cpp
rename to ctacmd/CTACmdMain.cpp
diff --git a/xroot_clients/CTACopyCmd.cpp b/ctacmd/CTACopyCmd.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from xroot_clients/CTACopyCmd.cpp
rename to ctacmd/CTACopyCmd.cpp
diff --git a/xroot_clients/CTACopyCmd.hpp b/ctacmd/CTACopyCmd.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from xroot_clients/CTACopyCmd.hpp
rename to ctacmd/CTACopyCmd.hpp
diff --git a/xroot_clients/CTACopyCmdMain.cpp b/ctacmd/CTACopyCmdMain.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from xroot_clients/CTACopyCmdMain.cpp
rename to ctacmd/CTACopyCmdMain.cpp
diff --git a/xroot_clients/CTADirCmd.cpp b/ctacmd/CTADirCmd.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from xroot_clients/CTADirCmd.cpp
rename to ctacmd/CTADirCmd.cpp
diff --git a/xroot_clients/CTADirCmd.hpp b/ctacmd/CTADirCmd.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from xroot_clients/CTADirCmd.hpp
rename to ctacmd/CTADirCmd.hpp
diff --git a/xroot_clients/CTADirCmdMain.cpp b/ctacmd/CTADirCmdMain.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from xroot_clients/CTADirCmdMain.cpp
rename to ctacmd/CTADirCmdMain.cpp