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Does dbxcli skip transferring files if they are unmodified?

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, cloud

Research direction

Start by tracing dbxcli's transfer commands and reviewing the Dropbox API documentation for file metadata and upload behavior. Determine whether unchanged files are already skipped; if not, define the expected rsync-like behavior and its completion criteria before identifying the implementation and tests.

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Description

Was looking through the Dropbox API and couldn't find if this is the case with the web API. And not sure where to look for dbxcli.

Basically, wondering if this operates similar to optional rsync functionality.

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