rsync - create all missing parent directories?

Question

I\'m looking for an rsync-like program which will create any missing parent directories on the remote side.

For example, if I have /top/a/b/c/d

Answer 1

A shorter way in Linux to create rsync destination paths is to use the '$_' Special Variable. (I think, but cannot confirm, that it is also the same in OSX).

'$_' holds the value of the last argument of the previous command executed. So the question could be answered with:

ssh remote mkdir -p /top/a/b/c/ && rsync -avz /top/a/b/c/d remote:$_