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Mention that --append can be dangerous.
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@@ -864,6 +864,11 @@ Implies bf(--inplace),
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but does not conflict with bf(--sparse) (since it is always extending a
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file's length).
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The use of bf(--append) can be dangerous if you aren't 100% sure that the files
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that are longer have only grown by the appending of data onto the end. You
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should thus use include/exclude/filter rules to ensure that such a transfer is
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only affecting files that you know to be growing via appended data.
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dit(bf(--append-verify)) This works just like the bf(--append) option, but
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the existing data on the receiving side is included in the full-file
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checksum verification step, which will cause a file to be resent if the
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