diff --git a/grive/src/main.cc b/grive/src/main.cc
index 5209c94..b7b2585 100644
--- a/grive/src/main.cc
+++ b/grive/src/main.cc
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ int Main( int argc, char **argv )
 		( "version,v",	"Display Grive version" )
 		( "auth,a",		"Request authorization token" )
 		( "path,p",		po::value<std::string>(), "Path to sync")
+		( "dir,s",		po::value<std::string>(), "Subdirectory to sync")
 		( "verbose,V",	"Verbose mode. Enable more messages than normal.")
 		( "log-xml",	"Log more HTTP responses as XML for debugging.")
 		( "new-rev",	"Create new revisions in server for updated files.")
diff --git a/libgrive/src/drive/State.cc b/libgrive/src/drive/State.cc
index 2d1dc94..cf0c30b 100644
--- a/libgrive/src/drive/State.cc
+++ b/libgrive/src/drive/State.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace gr { namespace v1 {
 
 State::State( const fs::path& filename, const Json& options  ) :
     m_res		( options["path"].Str() ),
+    m_dir		( options["dir"].Str() ),
 	m_cstamp	( -1 )
 {
 	Read( filename ) ;
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ void State::FromLocal( const fs::path& p, Resource* folder )
 		if ( IsIgnore(fname) )
 			Log( "file %1% is ignored by grive", fname, log::verbose ) ;
 		
+		// check if it is ignored
+		else if ( folder == m_res.Root() && m_dir != "" && fname != m_dir )
+			Log( "%1% %2% is ignored", fs::is_directory(i->path()) ? "folder" : "file", fname, log::verbose );
+		
 		// check for broken symblic links
 		else if ( !fs::exists( i->path() ) )
 			Log( "file %1% doesn't exist (broken link?), ignored", i->path(), log::verbose ) ;
@@ -109,6 +114,10 @@ void State::FromRemote( const Entry& e )
 	if ( IsIgnore( e.Name() ) )
 		Log( "%1% %2% is ignored by grive", e.Kind(), e.Name(), log::verbose ) ;
 
+	// check if it is ignored
+	else if ( e.ParentHref() == m_res.Root()->SelfHref() && m_dir != "" && e.Name() != m_dir )
+		Log( "%1% %2% is ignored", e.Kind(), e.Name(), log::verbose );
+
 	// common checkings
 	else if ( e.Kind() != "folder" && (fn.empty() || e.ContentSrc().empty()) )
 		Log( "%1% \"%2%\" is a google document, ignored", e.Kind(), e.Name(), log::verbose ) ;
diff --git a/libgrive/src/drive/State.hh b/libgrive/src/drive/State.hh
index 8c64189..98cce39 100644
--- a/libgrive/src/drive/State.hh
+++ b/libgrive/src/drive/State.hh
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ private :
 	ResourceTree		m_res ;
 	DateTime			m_last_sync ;
 	long				m_cstamp ;
+	std::string			m_dir ;
 	
 	std::vector<Entry>	m_unresolved ;
 } ;
diff --git a/libgrive/src/util/Config.cc b/libgrive/src/util/Config.cc
index b5a9f15..12c22c7 100644
--- a/libgrive/src/util/Config.cc
+++ b/libgrive/src/util/Config.cc
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ Config::Config( const po::variables_map& vm )
 	m_cmd.Add( "path",		Json(vm.count("path") > 0
 		? vm["path"].as<std::string>()
 		: default_root_folder ) ) ;
+	m_cmd.Add( "dir",		Json(vm.count("dir") > 0
+		? vm["dir"].as<std::string>()
+		: "" ) ) ;
 	
 	m_path	= GetPath( fs::path(m_cmd["path"].Str()) ) ;
 	m_file	= Read( ) ;