Preserving timestamps
Normally,
Helix Server
updates the timestamp when a file is synced. The modification time
(+m
) modifier is intended for developers who need to
preserve a file’s original timestamp. This modifier enables you to ensure
that the timestamp of a file synced to your client workspace is the time
on your computer when the file was submitted.
Windows uses timestamps on third-party DLLs for versioning information
(both within the development environment and also by the operating
system), and the +m
modifier enables you to preserve the
original timestamps to prevent spurious version mismatches. The
+m
modifier overrides the client workspace
[no]modtime
setting (for the files to which it is applied).
For details about this setting, refer to
File type modifiers.