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Field Description Default
overwrite Specify whether a file is overwritten if it already exists at the
destination. Valid options are:
• NEVER
• ALWAYS
• DIFF
• OLDER
• DIFF+OLDER
DIFF
resume Specify if and how partial transfers are resumed.
• NONE: Always transfer the entire file
• FILE_ATTRIBUTES: Resume if file attributes match.
• SPARSE_CHECKSUM: Resume if file attributes and sparse
checksum match.
• FULL_CHECKSUM: Resume if file attributes and full checksum
match.
NONE
preserve_uid Preserve the file owner user ID. false
preserve_gid Preserve the file owner group ID. false
preserve_time This option is equivalent to configuring
preserve_creation_time,
preserve_modification_time, and
preserve_access_time.
false
preserve_creation_timeSet creation time of the destination be set to that of the source. If the
destination is a non-Windows host, this option is ignored.
false
preserve_modification_timeSet the modification time of the destination file to that of the source. false
preserve_access_time Set the access time of the destination to that of the source. The
destination file has the access time of the source file prior to the
transfer.
false
queue_threshold Watch Folders controls the amount of data pushed to ascp for
transferring. When the capacity is reached, Watch Folders waits
before pushing new data. This capacity is based on the effective
bandwidth reported by ascp.
5s
sample_period Period used to compute the current bandwidth. Used with
queue_threshold to compute the amount of data pushed to
ascp.
2s
content_protect_passwordEnter a password to enable client-side encryption at rest. Files that
are uploaded to the server are appended with a .aspera-env
extension. To download and decrypt .aspera-env files from the
server, the client must provide the password. For more information
on client-side encryption at rest, see Client-Side Encryption-at-Rest
(EAR) on page 137.
N/A
raw_options
Specify ascp options and their arguments that are not yet available
in Watch Folders to apply to Watch Folder transfers. To use raw
disabled