diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da21c70..68d6759 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+<!-- START OF TOC !DO NOT EDIT THIS CONTENT MANUALLY-->
+**Table of Contents**  *generated with [mtoc](https://github.com/containerscrew/mtoc)*
+- [Changelog](#changelog)
+  - [[unreleased]](#[unreleased])
+  - [[0.1.0] - 2024-08-28](#[0.1.0]---2024-08-28)
+<!-- END OF TOC -->
 # Changelog
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 1f13d85..0a9909a 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -18,4 +18,24 @@ pub struct Args {
         required = false
     )]
     pub directory: String,
+
+    #[arg(
+        short = 'e',
+        long = "exclude-dir",
+        help = "Exclude directories to scan",
+        value_delimiter = ' ',
+        num_args = 1..,
+        required = false
+    )]
+    pub exclude: Option<Vec<String>>,
+
+    #[arg(
+        short = 'f',
+        long = "file",
+        help = "Only generate TOC for the specified file(s)",
+        value_delimiter = ' ',
+        num_args = 1..,
+        required = false
+    )]
+    pub file: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d2c037f..6a33cb6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,23 @@ fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
     // Parse command-line arguments
     let args = Args::parse();
 
-    // Find markdown files in all the repo
-    let markdown_files = find_markdown_files(Path::new(&args.directory));
+    // Exclude directories to scan
+    let exclude_dirs = args.exclude.as_deref().unwrap_or(&[]);
+    if !exclude_dirs.is_empty() {
+        eprintln!(
+            "{} {:?}",
+            "Excluding directories ".bright_red(),
+            exclude_dirs
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Only generate TOC for the specified file(s)
+    let markdown_files = if let Some(files) = args.file.as_deref() {
+        files.to_vec()
+    } else {
+        // Find markdown files in the given directory
+        find_markdown_files(Path::new(&args.directory), exclude_dirs)
+    };
 
     for markdown_file in &markdown_files {
         // Read the original file content
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index f96fddf..b315553 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 use std::path::Path;
-use walkdir::WalkDir;
+use walkdir::{DirEntry, WalkDir};
+
+// Check if a directory should be excluded
+fn is_excluded_dir(entry: &DirEntry, exclude_dirs: &[String]) -> bool {
+    exclude_dirs.iter().any(|dir| entry.path().starts_with(dir))
+}
 
 // Find markdown files in the given directory
-pub fn find_markdown_files(dir: &Path) -> Vec<String> {
+pub fn find_markdown_files(dir: &Path, exclude_dirs: &[String]) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut markdown_files = Vec::new();
     for entry in WalkDir::new(dir)
         .follow_links(true)
         .into_iter()
         .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
     {
-        if entry.path().is_file() {
+        if entry.path().is_file() && !is_excluded_dir(&entry, exclude_dirs) {
             if let Some(ext) = entry.path().extension() {
                 if ext == "md" {
                     markdown_files.push(entry.path().to_string_lossy().to_string());