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diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index 611d6ccf..8ced8a32 100644
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ to the detailed description below for a complete description.  verb(
  -O, --omit-dir-times        omit directories when preserving times
  -S, --sparse                handle sparse files efficiently
  -n, --dry-run               show what would have been transferred
- -W, --whole-file            copy files whole
+ -W, --whole-file            copy files whole (without rsync algorithm)
      --no-whole-file         always use incremental rsync algorithm
  -x, --one-file-system       don't cross filesystem boundaries
  -B, --block-size=SIZE       force a fixed checksum block-size
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ to the detailed description below for a complete description.  verb(
      --size-only             skip files that match in size
      --modify-window=NUM     compare mod-times with reduced accuracy
  -T, --temp-dir=DIR          create temporary files in directory DIR
+ -y, --fuzzy                 find similar file for basis if no dest file
      --compare-dest=DIR      also compare received files relative to DIR
      --copy-dest=DIR         ... and include copies of unchanged files
      --link-dest=DIR         hardlink to files in DIR when unchanged
@@ -909,6 +910,16 @@ scratch directory when creating temporary copies of the files
 transferred on the receiving side.  The default behavior is to create
 the temporary files in the receiving directory.
 
+dit(bf(-y, --fuzzy)) This option tells rsync that it should look for a
+basis file for any destination file that is missing.  The current algorithm
+looks in the same directory as the destination file for either a file that
+has an identical size and modified-time, or a similarly-named file.  If
+found, rsync uses the fuzzy basis file to try to speed up the transfer.
+
+Note that the use of the bf(--delete) option might get rid of any potential
+fuzzy-match files, so either use bf(--delete-after) or specify some
+filename exclusions if you need to prevent this.
+
 dit(bf(--compare-dest=DIR)) This option instructs rsync to use em(DIR) on
 the destination machine as an additional hierarchy to compare destination
 files against doing transfers (if the files are missing in the destination