CLI: Get subfolders/files that are older than x minutes even if root folder mod date has changed

Hello,

I am trying to Get subfolders/files that are older than x minutes. I have noticed that if the root folder modify date has changed and there are subfolders/files that are older than x, no files are downloaded.

Is there a way to still get the subfolders/files that are older even if the root folder modify date has changed.

Thanks
Wll

Directory timestamps are not even considered for the synchronization. Only file timestamps.

What does it even mean when a directory timestamp changes?

martin wrote:

Directory timestamps are not even considered for the synchronization. Only file timestamps.

What does it even mean when a directory timestamp changes?

Thanks for the Reply,

When I create either a subfile or subfolder under the root folder the time stamp of the root folder changes to the date/time of the lastest file/folder that was created.

Root folder:
drwxrws---+ 7 root Test 168 Dec 23 11:17 12-23-2015

Subfolders under 12-23-2015 folder
drwxrws---+ 2 root Test 48 Dec 23 10:00 test1
drwxrws---+ 2 root Test 48 Dec 23 10:00 test2
drwxrws---+ 2 root Test 48 Dec 23 11:17 Test3


If I run the script at 11:17, looking for files/folders modify time > 1 minute, I would expect folders test1 and test2 should be downloaded and not test3. No files are downloaded until the root folder's (/Data/Test) modify date > 1 minute.


script:

open sftp://user@server -privatekey=privatekey.ppk
option confirm off
lcd local path
cd /Data/Test
get *<5N localpath
close
exit


Thanks
Will

I made a mistake when I posted the script.

get *<5N localpath

should be

get *<1N localpath


Thanks
Will

You want this

get * -filemask=*<1N localpath

It makes WinSCP recuse into all subdirectories (the *), but download only the files that are at least one minute old (the -filemask=*<1N).