diff --git a/msynk.sh b/msynk.sh
index 154e066..e5d6179 100755
--- a/msynk.sh
+++ b/msynk.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ mkrypt=/usr/bin/mkrypt
 mkrypt_flags=()
 
 rsync_flags=(-ruh)
-# rsync_flags+=(--rsh="ssh -p 42")
-# r - relative
+# rsync_flags+=(--rsh="ssh -p 22")
+# r - recursive
 # v - verbose
 # Ut - preserve modification&access times
 # u - update, skip files that are newer on the receiver
@@ -75,6 +75,27 @@ check_path_in_args()
 }
 
 
+_sync_set_dest() {
+    if [[ -d "$path" ]]; then
+        if [[ -n "$relative" ]]; then
+            dest="$receiver"
+        else
+            dest="$receiver"$(basename "$path")
+        fi
+    elif [[ -f $path ]]; then
+        dest="$receiver"
+    elif [[ "$sender" == *:* ]]; then  # if sender is remote, assume the path is a dir if it has a slash and a file otherwise
+        if [[ "$path" == *\/ ]]; then
+            dest="$receiver"$(basename "$path") 
+        else
+            dest="$receiver"
+        fi
+    else
+        printf "$FMT_ERROR" "Invalid path: $path"; exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+
 # SYNC SENDER TO RECEIVER
 sync_sender_to_receiver()
 {
@@ -83,8 +104,14 @@ sync_sender_to_receiver()
         [[ $v -ge 1 ]] && printf "$FMT_MESSAGE" "Performing dryrun" "to generate list of files that will be deleted from $receiver..."
         echo "" > $TMP_FILE
         for path in "${filtered_paths[@]}"; do
-            dest_subdir=$receiver$(basename $path)
-            rsync "${rsync_flags[@]}" -v --dry-run --delete $path $dest_subdir | grep deleting | sed "s(deleting (${BACKUP_SUBDIR}/(" >> $TMP_FILE
+            _sync_set_dest
+            # if [ -n $relative ]; then
+            #     dest_subdir="$receiver"
+            # else
+            #     dest_subdir="$receiver"$(basename "$path")
+            # fi
+            [[ $v -ge 3 ]] && printf "$FMT_CMD" "rsync ${rsync_flags[*]} -v --dry-run --delete $path $dest | grep deleting | sed \"s(deleting (${BACKUP_SUBDIR}/(\" >> $TMP_FILE"
+            rsync "${rsync_flags[@]}" -v --dry-run --delete $path $dest | grep deleting | sed "s(deleting (${BACKUP_SUBDIR}/(" >> $TMP_FILE
         done
         # print files that will be deleted and ask if continue
         # grep deleting $TMP_FILE | sed "s(deleting (${receiver}/(" | less
@@ -115,15 +142,21 @@ sync_sender_to_receiver()
     # actual syncing
     for path in "${filtered_paths[@]}"; do
         [[ $v -ge 1 ]] && printf "$FMT_SYNC" "$path"
-        if [[ -d "$path" ]]; then
-            dest="$receiver"$(basename "$path")
-        elif [[ -f $path ]]; then
-            dest="$receiver"
-        elif [[ "$sender" == *:* ]]; then  # if sender is remote, assume the path is a dir if it has a slash and a file otherwise
-            [[ "$path" == *"/" ]] && dest="$receiver"$(basename "$path") || dest="$receiver"
-        else
-            printf "$FMT_ERROR" "Invalid path: $path"; exit 1
-        fi
+        _sync_set_dest
+        #if [[ -d "$path" ]]; then
+        #    if [[ -n "$relative" ]]; then
+        #        dest="$receiver"
+        #    else
+        #        dest="$receiver"$(basename "$path")
+        #    fi
+        #elif [[ -f $path ]]; then
+        #    dest="$receiver"
+        #elif [[ "$sender" == *:* ]]; then  # if sender is remote, assume the path is a dir if it has a slash and a file otherwise
+        #    #[[ "$path" == *"/" ]] && dest="$receiver"$(basename "$path") || dest="$receiver"
+        #    dest=$receiver
+        #else
+        #    printf "$FMT_ERROR" "Invalid path: $path"; exit 1
+        #fi
         if [[ -n $encrypt || -n $decrypt ]]; then
             mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR"
             tmp_source="$TMP_DIR"
@@ -323,6 +356,9 @@ while (( "$#" )); do
         --exclude)
             exclude=1
             shift ;;
+        -R|--relative)
+            relative=1
+            shift ;;
         -*|--*=) # unsupported flags
             printf "$FMT_ERROR" "Unsupported flag $1" >&2
             exit 1 ;;
@@ -404,6 +440,11 @@ fi
 [[ $v -ge 3 ]] && printf "$FMT_MESSAGE" "Filtered paths:" "${filtered_paths[*]}"
 IFS=$ifs
 
+# apply correct base flags
+if [[ -n $relative ]]; then
+    rsync_flags+=(--relative)
+fi
+
 # sanity checks
 [[ -z $filtered_paths ]] && { printf "$FMT_ERROR" "Missing valid paths."; exit 1; }
 [[ -z $receiver ]] && { printf "$FMT_ERROR" "Missing receiver. Specifiy with --receiver"; exit 1; }