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options are parsed (e.g. [`-a`](#opt) works the same before or after
`--files-from`, as does `--no-R` and all other options).

Listing individual files with `--files-from` does not make unlisted
siblings eligible for deletion. The [`--delete`](#opt) option only removes
entries from directories whose complete contents are being synchronised,
so list the directory itself and enable recursion if that deletion scope is
intended.

The filenames that are read from the FILE are all relative to the source
dir -- any leading slashes are removed and no ".." references are allowed
to go higher than the source dir. Blank entries are ignored, as are
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