Rclone delete S3

[mycloudcms]

Hi, I use Rclone for syncing and copying into AWS S3 with --use-server-modtime --update flags. Quick question, the rclone delete will delete files from AWS based on AWS S3 last modified date or based on meta tag, x-amz-meta-mtime?
Thank you all!

[ncw (Nick Craig-Wood)]

If you are using --use-server-modtime then rclone doesn't read the x-amz-meta-mtime it just uses AWS last modified date for everything.

[mycloudcms]

Thank you for your reply, the usage of -use-server-modtime with --update flag doesn't make Rclone to use only the x-amz-meta-mtime?

We need Rclone sync / copy to work with x-amz-meta-mtime, which would be the proper flag?
Also how Rclone delete will work with x-amz-meta-mtime?

[ncw (Nick Craig-Wood)]

@mycloudcms

We need Rclone sync / copy to work with x-amz-meta-mtime, which would be the proper flag?

Don't use the --use-server-modtime flag. It will then use x-amz-meta-mtime

@mycloudcms

Also how Rclone delete will work with x-amz-meta-mtime?

In what circumstance?

[mycloudcms]

So rclone delete --use-server-modtime will handle delete based on last modified date and rclone delete x-amz-meta-mtime will delete based on local file modification date? Right?

Also another question, how can we add custom AWS Object tagging via rclone?
Thank you very much for your assistance.

[ncw (Nick Craig-Wood)]

@mycloudcms

So rclone delete --use-server-modtime will handle delete based on last modified date

If you are using a --min-age / --max-age qualifier, yes

@mycloudcms

and rclone delete x-amz-meta-mtime will delete based on local file modification date? Right?

Just don't use --use-server-modtime if you want this

@mycloudcms

Also another question, how can we add custom AWS Object tagging via rclone?

Like this

--header-upload "x-amz-tagging: foo=bar&hello=world"

[mycloudcms]

Thank you very much! It's totally clear, once again you have created a perfect tool which supports even the most productive env.