diff --git a/scripts/rawrsync.nu b/scripts/rawrsync.nu
index 5fc3ffa..daa7351 100755
--- a/scripts/rawrsync.nu
+++ b/scripts/rawrsync.nu
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const config_path: path = ".rawrsync.toml"
 def main [
     select?: string # Select a configuration by name
     --continuous (-c) # Sync on file change
+    --verbose (-v) # Verbose rsync logging (use NU_LOG_LEVEL=debug to set rawrsync logging level)
 ] {
     if not ($config_path | path exists) {
         log critical $"Could not find configuration file in current directory \(($config_path)\)"
@@ -39,20 +40,29 @@ def main [
 
     if $continuous {
         # TODO: only run rsync on changed files
-        watch --verbose $src {|| sync $src $dest}
+        watch --verbose $src {|| sync --verbose=$verbose $src $dest}
     } else {
-        sync $src $dest
+        sync --verbose=$verbose $src $dest
     }
 }
 
 def sync [
     src: path
     dest: record<user, address, path>
+    --verbose (-v)
 ] {
-    rsync ...[
+    let args = [
         -zar # Compress, archive (preserve permissions etc.), recursive
+        (if $verbose {"-v"} else {""})
         --exclude=.svn --exclude=.cvs --exclude=.DS_Store --exclude=.git --exclude=.hg --exclude=*.hprof --exclude=*.pyc
-        $src
+        --exclude=.idea --exclude=.zed
+        --delete
+        ($src ++ "/") # make sure the source directory path ends with a /
         $"($dest.user)@($dest.address)://($dest.path)"
-    ]
+    ] | where ($it | is-not-empty)
+
+    log info $"Syncing to ($dest.address)"
+    log debug $"Sync ($src) to ($dest.path) using rsync"
+    log debug $"rsync ($args | str join ' ')"
+    rsync ...$args
 }