Atime and RSYNC

[sonny81]

Couldn't find any direct info on the two, but if I were to disable atime, would that in some way confuse RSYNC?

For example, would RSYNC somehow fail to "see" that a file has been updated or is this atime read update irrelevant to RSYNC?

 

[Stephens]

My understanding is atime is access time, which isn't the same as last updated. The last time someone accessed (think 'viewed') a file should have no impact on rsync. It's only when a file is updated that it needs to be synchronized.

 

[JaimieV]

Confirmed, no impact on rsync's behaviour.

 

[sonny81]

You're both awesome!! Thank you for the clarity.