From b7422a4fc8b747d18c01834bf5a14f1a92ca596c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Craig-Wood Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2024 14:13:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: update metadata docs with Move and Copy support --- docs/content/docs.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/content/docs.md b/docs/content/docs.md index 375da2b08..02735e21f 100644 --- a/docs/content/docs.md +++ b/docs/content/docs.md @@ -481,6 +481,14 @@ The [--metadata-mapper](#metadata-mapper) flag can be used to pass the name of a program in which can transform metadata when it is being copied from source to destination. +Rclone supports `--metadata-set` and `--metadata-mapper` when doing +sever side `Move` and server side `Copy`, but not when doing server +side `DirMove` (renaming a directory) as this would involve recursing +into the directory. Note that you can disable `DirMove` with +`--disable DirMove` and rclone will revert back to using `Move` for +each individual object where `--metadata-set` and `--metadata-mapper` +are supported. + ### Types of metadata Metadata is divided into two type. System metadata and User metadata.