diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 894ecf4..5725ab0 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ def main():
                         action="store_true",
                         default=False,
                         help="Do not do create backup")
+    parser.add_argument("--external-rsync",
+                        action="store_true",
+                        default=False,
+                        help="Use external rsync for copying")
     parser.add_argument("sources",
                         nargs="+",
                         metavar="SOURCE",
@@ -55,7 +59,12 @@ def main():
             _lg.error("Source directory %s does not exist", src_dir)
             return 1
 
-    initiate_backup(args.sources, backup_dir_abs, dry_run=args.dry_run)
+    initiate_backup(
+        args.sources,
+        backup_dir_abs,
+        dry_run=args.dry_run,
+        external_rsync=args.external_rsync,
+    )
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/spqr/curateipsum/backup.py b/spqr/curateipsum/backup.py
index 15c11a3..6f381a0 100644
--- a/spqr/curateipsum/backup.py
+++ b/spqr/curateipsum/backup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ def _get_latest_backup(backup_dir: pathlib.Path) -> Optional[pathlib.Path]:
     return None
 
 
-def initiate_backup(sources, backup_dir: pathlib.Path, dry_run=False):
+def initiate_backup(sources,
+                    backup_dir: pathlib.Path,
+                    dry_run: bool = False,
+                    external_rsync: bool = False):
     """ Main backup function """
 
     start_time = time.time()
@@ -71,11 +74,13 @@ def initiate_backup(sources, backup_dir: pathlib.Path, dry_run=False):
             shutil.rmtree(cur_backup, ignore_errors=True)
             return
 
+    rsync_func = fs.rsync_ext if external_rsync else fs.rsync
+
     for src in sources:
         src_abs = pathlib.Path(os.path.abspath(src))
         dst_abs = cur_backup / src_abs.name
         _lg.info("Backing up directory %s to %s backup", src_abs, cur_backup.name)
-        fs.rsync_ext(src_abs, dst_abs, dry_run=dry_run)
+        rsync_func(src_abs, dst_abs, dry_run=dry_run)
 
     if dry_run:
         _lg.info("Dry-run, removing created backup: %s", cur_backup.name)
diff --git a/spqr/curateipsum/fs.py b/spqr/curateipsum/fs.py
index b7406bd..a69d969 100644
--- a/spqr/curateipsum/fs.py
+++ b/spqr/curateipsum/fs.py
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ from typing import Iterable
 _lg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+
+# *deleting will_be_deleted
+# >f.st.... .gitignore
+# >f+++++++ LICENSE
+# >f+++++++ LICENSE-sym
+# >f+++++++ README.md
+# >f+++++++ find_stale_torrents.py
+# >f+++++++ rootfile
+# cL+++++++ test -> rootfile
+# cd+++++++ folder/
+# >f+++++++ folder/in-folder
+# cd+++++++ java-alg/
+
+
 def rsync_ext(src, dst, dry_run=False):
     """Call external rsync command"""
     rsync_args = ["rsync"]
@@ -308,4 +322,4 @@ def hardlink_dir(src_dir, dst_dir) -> bool:
     _lg.debug(f"Creating directory: {dst_abs}")
     os.mkdir(dst_abs)
 
-    return _hardlink_dir_ext(src_abs, dst_abs)
+    return _recursive_hardlink(src_abs, dst_abs)