Index: trunk/backups/backup_test.py
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--- trunk/backups/backup_test.py	(revision 40971)
+++ trunk/backups/backup_test.py	(revision 41067)
@@ -596,4 +596,52 @@
         assert os.path.exists(expected4dir)
 
+    def test_rsync_with_subdirs_option(self, tmpdir):
+        config = make_default_config(tmpdir, ['bck1', 'bck2'])
+        source1 = os.path.join(tmpdir, "some_dir")
+        source2 = os.path.join(tmpdir, "some_other_dir")
+        file_in_dir = os.path.join(source1, "and_specific_file.jpeg")
+        file_in_other_dir = os.path.join(source2, "another_file.jpeg")
+        os.makedirs(source1)
+        os.makedirs(source2)
+        Path(file_in_dir).touch()
+        Path(file_in_other_dir).touch()
+
+        config['RSYNC'] = \
+        { 'sources' : f"{source1}, {source2}"
+        , 'additional_args' : "-a --progress -v"
+        , 'sub-dirs' : "subdir_with_better_name1, subdir_with_better_name2"
+        }
+
+        schema = ConfigSchema(None)
+        schema.add_section(bckup.DEFAULT_SCHEMA_SECTION)
+        schema.add_section(bckup.RSYNC_SCHEMA_SECTION)
+
+        backy = Backup(config, schema)
+
+        expected_bak1_src1_dir  = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'bck1', 'subdir_with_better_name1', 'some_dir')
+        expected_bak1_src1_file = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'bck1', 'subdir_with_better_name1', 'some_dir', 'and_specific_file.jpeg')
+        expected_bak1_src2_dir  = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'bck1', 'subdir_with_better_name2', 'some_other_dir')
+        expected_bak1_src2_file = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'bck1', 'subdir_with_better_name2', 'some_other_dir', 'another_file.jpeg')
+        expected_bak2_src1_dir  = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'bck2', 'subdir_with_better_name1', 'some_dir')
+        expected_bak2_src1_file = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'bck2', 'subdir_with_better_name1', 'some_dir', 'and_specific_file.jpeg')
+        expected_bak2_src2_dir  = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'bck2', 'subdir_with_better_name2', 'some_other_dir')
+        expected_bak2_src2_file = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'bck2', 'subdir_with_better_name2', 'some_other_dir', 'another_file.jpeg')
+        assert not os.path.exists(expected_bak1_src1_dir)
+        assert not os.path.exists(expected_bak1_src1_file)
+        assert not os.path.exists(expected_bak1_src2_dir)
+        assert not os.path.exists(expected_bak1_src2_file)
+        assert not os.path.exists(expected_bak2_src1_dir)
+        assert not os.path.exists(expected_bak2_src1_file)
+        assert not os.path.exists(expected_bak2_src2_dir)
+        assert not os.path.exists(expected_bak2_src2_file)
+        backy._run_rsync()
+        assert os.path.exists(expected_bak1_src1_dir)
+        assert os.path.exists(expected_bak1_src1_file)
+        assert os.path.exists(expected_bak1_src2_dir)
+        assert os.path.exists(expected_bak1_src2_file)
+        assert os.path.exists(expected_bak2_src1_dir)
+        assert os.path.exists(expected_bak2_src1_file)
+        assert os.path.exists(expected_bak2_src2_dir)
+        assert os.path.exists(expected_bak2_src2_file)
 
 @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Requires a fake database to be setup")