diff --git a/udevtrigger.c b/udevtrigger.c
index 2d5772f..837524d 100644
--- a/udevtrigger.c
+++ b/udevtrigger.c
@@ -70,12 +70,26 @@ static char *first_list[] = {
 LIST_HEAD(device_first_list);
 LIST_HEAD(device_default_list);
 LIST_HEAD(device_last_list);
+LIST_HEAD(path_skip_list);
 
 static int device_list_insert(const char *path)
 {
 	struct list_head *device_list = &device_default_list;
 	const char *devpath = &path[strlen(sysfs_path)];
 	int i;
+	struct name_entry *loop_path;
+	int devpath_length = strlen(devpath);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(loop_path, &path_skip_list, node) {
+		int skip_arg_length = strlen(loop_path->name);
+		if (devpath_length >= skip_arg_length
+				&& strncmp(devpath, loop_path->name, skip_arg_length) == 0
+				&& (*(devpath+skip_arg_length) == '\0'
+					|| *(devpath+skip_arg_length) == '/')) {
+			dbg("skip '%s'" , path);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; first_list[i] != NULL; i++) {
 		if (strncmp(devpath, first_list[i], strlen(first_list[i])) == 0) {
@@ -321,6 +335,7 @@ static void udev_scan_class(void)
 int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
 {
 	int i;
+	char* skip_param;
 
 	logging_init("udevtrigger");
 	udev_config_init();
@@ -335,8 +350,23 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *e
 			verbose = 1;
 		else if (strcmp(arg, "--dry-run") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-n") == 0)
 			dry_run = 1;
-		else {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Usage: udevtrigger [--verbose] [--dry-run]\n");
+		else if ((strncmp(arg, "--skip=", 7) == 0 && (skip_param = strdup(arg+7))) 
+				|| (strcmp(arg, "-s") == 0 && (++i < argc) && (skip_param = strdup(argv[i])))) {
+			while(strlen(skip_param)) {
+				char* comma = strchr(skip_param,',');
+				int skip_param_length;
+				if (comma != NULL)
+					*comma = '\0';
+				if (!(skip_param_length = strlen(skip_param)))
+					continue;
+				dbg("%s will be ignored",skip_param);
+				if (*(skip_param+skip_param_length-1) == '/')
+					*(skip_param+skip_param_length-1) = '\0';
+				name_list_add(&path_skip_list, skip_param, 0);
+				skip_param += skip_param_length+1;
+			}
+		} else {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Usage: udevtrigger [--verbose] [--dry-run] [--skip=/some/path[,...]]\n");
 			goto exit;
 		}
 	}