output a message to that effect for each one). If you specify both
bf(--dirs) and bf(--recursive), bf(--recursive) takes precedence.
-This option is implied by the bf(--list-only) option (including an implied
+The bf(--dirs) option is implied by the bf(--files-from) option
+or the bf(--list-only) option (including an implied
bf(--list-only) usage) if bf(--recursive) wasn't specified (so that
directories are seen in the listing). Specify bf(--no-dirs) (or bf(--no-d))
-if you want to override this. This option is also implied by
-bf(--files-from).
+if you want to turn this off.
+
+There is also a backward-compatibility helper option, bf(--old-dirs) (or
+bf(--old-d)) that tells rsync to use a hack of "-r --exclude='/*/*'" to get
+an older rsync to list a single directory without recursing.
dit(bf(-l, --links)) When symlinks are encountered, recreate the
symlink on the destination.