diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7218637..fc88b5e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 language: node_js
 node_js:
   - '6'
-  - '0.10'
 
 script:
   - npm test
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a211fd9..5af520f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ Options:
   -I, --disable-ignore                   disables the ignore list
   -r, --reporter [simple|detailed|json]  specify reporter to use (default: simple)
   -C, --no-color                         disables colors
+  -X, --exclude                         folders to exclude separated by comma
 ```
 
 If a `.buddyrc` file is located in the project directory, its values will be
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ used in place of the defaults listed above. For example:
   "detectObjects": false,
   "enforceConst":  false,
   "ignore":        [0, 1, 2], // Use empty array to disable ignore
-  "reporter":      "detailed"
+  "reporter":      "detailed",
+  "exclude":["git","node_modules"] // Use empty array to disable ignore
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/bin/buddy b/bin/buddy
index 58ee8c9..45b6e05 100755
--- a/bin/buddy
+++ b/bin/buddy
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ var program   = require('commander');
 var Detector  = require('../lib/detector');
 var reporters = require('../lib/reporters');
 
+const excludePaths=function (excludedPaths) {
+  return excludedPaths.split(',');
+}
+
 program
   .version(require('../package.json').version)
   .usage('[options] <paths ...>')
@@ -19,8 +23,10 @@ program
   .option('-r, --reporter [simple|detailed|json]',
     'specify reporter to use (default: simple)')
   .option('-C, --no-color', 'disables colors')
+  .option('-X --exclude <paths>','folders to exclude separated by comma ',excludePaths)
   .parse(process.argv);
 
+
 // Check and parse .buddyrc file, if it exists
 var rcPath, rcContents, rc, opt;
 rcPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.buddyrc');
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ if (!program.color) {
 try {
   var paths = filepaths.getSync(suppliedPaths, {
     suffix: '.js',
-    ignore: 'node_modules'
+    ignore: ['node_modules','git'].concat(program.exclude||[])
   });
 } catch(e) {
   console.log(e.message);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cb4c11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+{
+  "name": "buddy.js",
+  "version": "0.9.3",
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "requires": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "acorn": {
+      "version": "5.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-5.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Yej+zOJ1Dm/IMZzzj78OntP/r3zHEaKcyNoU2lAaxPtrseM6rF0xwqoz5Q5ysAiED9hTjI2hgtvLXitlCN1/Ug=="
+    },
+    "ansi-styles": {
+      "version": "3.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-3.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NnSOmMEYtVR2JVMIGTzynRkkaxtiq1xnFBcdQD/DnNCYPoEPsVJhM98BDyaoNOQIi7p4okdi3E27eN7GQbsUug==",
+      "requires": {
+        "color-convert": "1.9.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "balanced-match": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-ibTRmasr7kneFk6gK4nORi1xt2c=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "bluebird": {
+      "version": "3.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bluebird/-/bluebird-3.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MKiLiV+I1AA596t9w1sQJ8jkiSr5+ZKi0WKrYGUn6d1Fx+Ij4tIj+m2WMQSGczs5jZVxV339chE8iwk6F64wjA=="
+    },
+    "brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-wHshHHyVLsH479Uad+8NHTmQopI=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "balanced-match": "1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "browser-stdout": {
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/browser-stdout/-/browser-stdout-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-81HTKWnTL6XXpVZxVCY9korjvR8=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "chalk": {
+      "version": "2.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-2.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Az5zJR2CBujap2rqXGaJKaPHyJ0IrUimvYNX+ncCy8PJP4ltOGTrHUIo097ZaL2zMeKYpiCdqDvS6zdrTFok3Q==",
+      "requires": {
+        "ansi-styles": "3.2.0",
+        "escape-string-regexp": "1.0.5",
+        "supports-color": "4.5.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "color-convert": {
+      "version": "1.9.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/color-convert/-/color-convert-1.9.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mjGanIiwQJskCC18rPR6OmrZ6fm2Lc7PeGFYwCmy5J34wC6F1PzdGL6xeMfmgicfYcNLGuVFA3WzXtIDCQSZxQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "color-name": "1.1.3"
+      }
+    },
+    "color-name": {
+      "version": "1.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-p9BVi9icQveV3UIyj3QIMcpTvCU="
+    },
+    "commander": {
+      "version": "2.13.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-2.13.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MVuS359B+YzaWqjCL/c+22gfryv+mCBPHAv3zyVI2GN8EY6IRP8VwtasXn8jyyhvvq84R4ImN1OKRtcbIasjYA=="
+    },
+    "concat-map": {
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "debug": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OX8XqP7/1a9cqkxYw2yXss15f26NKWBpDXQd0/uK/KPqdQhxbPa994hnzjcE2VqQpDslf55723cKPUOGSmMY3g==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "ms": "2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "diff": {
+      "version": "3.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff/-/diff-3.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MKPHZDMB0o6yHyDryUOScqZibp914ksXwAMYMTHj6KO8UeKsRYNJD3oNCKjTqZon+V488P7N/HzXF8t7ZR95ww==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "dirmap": {
+      "version": "0.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dirmap/-/dirmap-0.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-f4Cn2ZLZ/q2talqww90okesF5+Q=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "escape-string-regexp": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-1.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-G2HAViGQqN/2rjuyzwIAyhMLhtQ="
+    },
+    "expect.js": {
+      "version": "0.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/expect.js/-/expect.js-0.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-sKWaDS7/VDdUTr8M6qYBWEHQm1s=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "file": {
+      "version": "0.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/file/-/file-0.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-w9/Y+M81Na5FXCtCPC5SY112tNM="
+    },
+    "fs.realpath": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-FQStJSMVjKpA20onh8sBQRmU6k8=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "glob": {
+      "version": "7.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MJTUg1kjuLeQCJ+ccE4Vpa6kKVXkPYJ2mOCQyUuKLcLQsdrMCpBPUi8qVE6+YuaJkozeA9NusTAw3hLr8Xe5EQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "fs.realpath": "1.0.0",
+        "inflight": "1.0.6",
+        "inherits": "2.0.3",
+        "minimatch": "3.0.4",
+        "once": "1.4.0",
+        "path-is-absolute": "1.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "growl": {
+      "version": "1.10.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/growl/-/growl-1.10.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hKlsbA5Vu3xsh1Cg3J7jSmX/WaW6A5oBeqzM88oNbCRQFz+zUaXm6yxS4RVytp1scBoJzSYl4YAEOQIt6O8V1Q==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "has-flag": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-flag/-/has-flag-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-6CB68cx7MNRGzHC3NLXovhj4jVE="
+    },
+    "he": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/he/-/he-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-k0EP0hsAlzUVH4howvJx80J+I/0=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "inflight": {
+      "version": "1.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-Sb1jMdfQLQwJvJEKEHW6gWW1bfk=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "once": "1.4.0",
+        "wrappy": "1.0.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "inherits": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-Yzwsg+PaQqUC9SRmAiSA9CCCYd4=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "minimatch": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "brace-expansion": "1.1.8"
+      }
+    },
+    "minimist": {
+      "version": "0.0.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-0.0.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-hX/Kv8M5fSYluCKCYuhqp6ARsF0=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "mkdirp": {
+      "version": "0.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-MAV0OOrGz3+MR2fzhkjWaX11yQM=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "minimist": "0.0.8"
+      }
+    },
+    "mocha": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mocha/-/mocha-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0RVnjg1HJsXY2YFDoTNzcc1NKhYuXKRrBAG2gDygmJJA136Cs2QlRliZG1mA0ap7cuaT30mw16luAeln+4RiNA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "browser-stdout": "1.3.0",
+        "commander": "2.11.0",
+        "debug": "3.1.0",
+        "diff": "3.3.1",
+        "escape-string-regexp": "1.0.5",
+        "glob": "7.1.2",
+        "growl": "1.10.3",
+        "he": "1.1.1",
+        "mkdirp": "0.5.1",
+        "supports-color": "4.4.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "commander": {
+          "version": "2.11.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-2.11.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-b0553uYA5YAEGgyYIGYROzKQ7X5RAqedkfjiZxwi0kL1g3bOaBNNZfYkzt/CL0umgD5wc9Jec2FbB98CjkMRvQ==",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "supports-color": {
+          "version": "4.4.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-4.4.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-rKC3+DyXWgK0ZLKwmRsrkyHVZAjNkfzeehuFWdGGcqGDTZFH73+RH6S/RDAAxl9GusSjZSUWYLmT9N5pzXFOXQ==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "has-flag": "2.0.0"
+          }
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+      }
+    },
+    "ms": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "node-filepaths": {
+      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-filepaths/-/node-filepaths-0.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-9EdcgXHwxjXdQiaRL2MDTzpnS4E=",
+      "requires": {
+        "file": "0.2.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "once": {
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-WDsap3WWHUsROsF9nFC6753Xa9E=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "wrappy": "1.0.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "path-is-absolute": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-F0uSaHNVNP+8es5r9TpanhtcX18=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "strip-json-comments": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-WkirlgI9usG3uND/q/b2PxZ3vp8="
+    },
+    "supports-color": {
+      "version": "4.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-4.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-vnoN5ITexcXN34s9WRJQRJEvY1s=",
+      "requires": {
+        "has-flag": "2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "wrappy": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8=",
+      "dev": true
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 906784d..eb57a79 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "bluebird": "*",
     "chalk": "*",
     "commander": "*",
-    "node-filepaths": "0.0.2",
+    "node-filepaths": "^0.1.0",
     "strip-json-comments": "1.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/spec/integration/buddySpec.js b/spec/integration/buddySpec.js
index 6061120..bb7df58 100644
--- a/spec/integration/buddySpec.js
+++ b/spec/integration/buddySpec.js
@@ -27,4 +27,19 @@ describe('bin/buddy', function() {
       done();
     });
   });
+  it('excludes fixtures and unit directory', function(done) {
+    // Absolute paths may vary
+    var expectedOutput = [
+      'No magic numbers found across 1 file'
+    ];
+    exec('./bin/buddy -C -X fixtures,unit ./spec' , function(err, stdout, stderr) {
+      // Ignore err, since the command will fail due to detected
+      // magic numbers
+      expect(stderr).to.be.empty();
+      expectedOutput.forEach(function(str) {
+        expect(stdout).to.contain(str);
+      });
+      done();
+    });
+  });
 });