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@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ It is also possible to use rsync without using rsh or ssh as the
 transport. In this case you will connect to a remote rsync server
 running on TCP port 873. 
 
+You may establish the connetcion via a web proxy by setting the
+environment variable RSYNC_PROXY to a hostname:port pair pointing to
+your web proxy. Note that your web proxy must allow proxying to port
+873, this must be configured in your proxy servers ruleset.
+
 Using rsync in this way is the same as using it with rsh or ssh except
 that:
 
@@ -325,7 +330,9 @@ of saying you want recursion and want to preserve everything.
 Note: if the user launching rsync is root then the -o (preserve
 uid) and -D (preserve devices) options are also implied.
 
-dit(bf(-r, --recursive)) This tells rsync to copy directories recursively.
+dit(bf(-r, --recursive)) This tells rsync to copy directories
+recursively. If you don't specify this then rsync won't copy
+directories at all.
 
 dit(bf(-R, --relative)) Use relative paths. This means that the full path
 names specified on the command line are sent to the server rather than
@@ -434,6 +441,8 @@ dit(bf(--delete)) This tells rsync to delete any files on the receiving
 side that aren't on the sending side.   Files that are excluded from
 transfer are excluded from being deleted unless you use --delete-excluded.
 
+This option has no effect if directory recursion is not selected.
+
 This option can be dangerous if used incorrectly!  It is a very good idea
 to run first using the dry run option (-n) to see what files would be
 deleted to make sure important files aren't listed.
@@ -723,6 +732,10 @@ dit(bf(RSYNC_RSH)) The RSYNC_RSH environment variable allows you to
 override the default shell used as the transport for rsync. This can
 be used instead of the -e option.
 
+dit(bf(RSYNC_PROXY)) The RSYNC_PROXY environment variable allows you to
+redirect your rsync client to use a web proxy when connecting to a
+rsync daemon. You should set RSYNC_PROXY to a hostname:port pair.
+
 dit(bf(RSYNC_PASSWORD)) Setting RSYNC_PASSWORD to the required
 password allows you to run authenticated rsync connections to a rsync
 daemon without user intervention. Note that this does not supply a