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

You may be looking for

rsync -aR

for example:

rsync -a --relative /top/a/b/c/d remote:/

See also this trick in other question.