Note that --sparse does not guarantee that the files will be the same
size. Just that they will be as sparse as rsync can make them
regardless of how/if the source file is sparse.
OTOH, I would suggest lengthening that line even more by showing the
long options. Most of those options have very
Dear developers,
In the rsync's manpage, there is a line describing the "archive mode"
option:
-a, --archive archive mode; equals -rlptgoD (no -H,-A,-X)
Archive mode means that all data is backed up sensibly while the same
doesn't apply for all metadata (hence the mentioned -H, -A