diff --git a/src/bin/Jamfile b/src/bin/Jamfile
index 91f0202783..355d01ae88 100644
--- a/src/bin/Jamfile
+++ b/src/bin/Jamfile
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ StdBinCommands
 # standard commands that need libbe.so and libsupc++.so
 StdBinCommands
 	alert.cpp
-	checkitout.cpp
 	dstcheck.cpp
 	hey.cpp
 	reindex.cpp
@@ -183,6 +182,7 @@ StdBinCommands
 
 # standard commands that need libbe.so, libtracker.so
 StdBinCommands
+	checkitout.cpp
 	filepanel.cpp
 	: be tracker $(TARGET_LIBSUPC++) : $(haiku-utils_rsrc) ;
 
diff --git a/src/bin/checkitout.cpp b/src/bin/checkitout.cpp
index 0930b09102..5deeb7850a 100644
--- a/src/bin/checkitout.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/checkitout.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ CheckItOut::_DoCheckItOut(entry_ref *ref, const char *name)
 	BString user = url.User();
 	BString pass = url.Pass();
 	BString path = url.Path();
-printf("url %s\n", url.String());
+	PRINT(("url %s\n", url.String()));
 	BPath refPath(ref);
 
 	if (proto == "git") {
@@ -180,6 +180,18 @@ printf("url %s\n", url.String());
 		be_roster->Launch(kTerminalSig, 3, args);
 		return B_OK;
 	}
+	if (proto == "rsync") {
+		BString cmd("rsync ");
+		cmd << url;
+		cmd << " '" << refPath.Path() << "/" << name << "'";
+		PRINT(("CMD='%s'\n", cmd.String()));
+		cmd << " && open '" << refPath.Path() << "/" << name << "'";
+		cmd << failc;
+		PRINT(("CMD='%s'\n", cmd.String()));
+		args[2] = (char*)cmd.String();
+		be_roster->Launch(kTerminalSig, 3, args);
+		return B_OK;
+	}
 	if (proto == "svn" || proto == "svn+ssh") {
 		BString cmd("svn checkout ");
 		cmd << url;
diff --git a/src/bin/checkitout.rdef b/src/bin/checkitout.rdef
index 7e71c3b7d6..fcd3276ed7 100644
--- a/src/bin/checkitout.rdef
+++ b/src/bin/checkitout.rdef
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ resource app_flags B_MULTIPLE_LAUNCH | B_BACKGROUND_APP;
 
 resource(1, "BEOS:FILE_TYPES") message
 {
+	/*"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.cvs",*/
+	"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.git",
+	"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.rsync",
 	"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.svn",
-	"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.svn+ssh",
-	"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.git"
+	"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.svn+ssh"
 };