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MDTM FTP command

The MDTM command implemented by FTP Voyager and Serv-U is used to preserve a file's original date and time information after file transfer. Traditionally, when a file is uploaded to an FTP server, the date or time of the file is set to the transfer date or time. Using MDTM, FTP Voyager can inform supporting FTP servers of the proper date/time to use for the file. The format of the command is MDTM YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.

First published date

10/11/2018 5:47 PM

Last published date

10/11/2018 5:47 PM

Overview

This article describes the use of the Modification Time (MDTM) FTP command.

Product section

Serv-U Managed File Transfer & Serv-U FTP Server

Cause

Resolution

The MDTM command implemented by FTP Voyager and Serv-U is used to preserve a file's original date and time information after file transfer.

Traditionally, when a file is uploaded to an FTP server, the date or time of the file is set to the transfer date or time. Using MDTM, FTP Voyager can inform supporting FTP servers of the proper date/time to use for the file. The format of the command is MDTM YYYYMMDDHHMMSS, where:

YYYY - the 4-digit year
MM - the 2-digit month
DD - the 2-digit day of the month
HH - the hour in 24-hour format
MM - the minute
SS - the seconds

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