Mention that the --backup-dir option is a receiver-side path.

ad75d18d · Wayne Davison · ed4b8da0 · ad75d18d
Commit ad75d18d authored Sep 26, 2006 by Wayne Davison
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@@ -611,8 +611,8 @@ your rules specify a trailing inclusion/exclusion of '*', the auto-added
 rule would never be reached).

 dit(bf(--backup-dir=DIR)) In combination with the bf(--backup) option, this
-tells rsync to store all backups in the specified directory. This is
-very useful for incremental backups.  You can additionally
+tells rsync to store all backups in the specified directory on the receiving
+side.  This can be used for incremental backups.  You can additionally
 specify a backup suffix using the bf(--suffix) option
 (otherwise the files backed up in the specified directory
 will keep their original filenames).