rsync - create all missing parent directories?

Question

I\'m looking for an rsync-like program which will create any missing parent directories on the remote side.

For example, if I have /top/a/b/c/d

Answer 1

rsync -aq --rsync-path='mkdir -p /tmp/imaginary/ && rsync' file user@remote:/tmp/imaginary/

From http://www.schwertly.com/2013/07/forcing-rsync-to-create-a-remote-path-using-rsync-path/, but don't copy and paste from there, his syntax is butchered.

it lets you execute arbitrary command to setup the path for rsync executables.