@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 - `--exec string` - Command to execute on file change (optional, defaults to "go run")
 - `--quiet` - Suppress erl's own output
 - `--verbose` - Enable verbose output (print file events)
+- `--watch path` - Add extra paths to watch (recursive)
 
 ### Examples
 

@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ "alin.ovh/erl/watcher"
 )
 
 type Options struct {
-	Exec    string `short:"x" long:"exec"    description:"command to execute on file change"`
-	Quiet   bool   `short:"q" long:"quiet"   description:"suppress own output"`
-	Verbose bool   `short:"v" long:"verbose" description:"verbose output (print events)"`
+	Exec    string   `short:"x" long:"exec"    description:"command to execute on file change"`
+	Quiet   bool     `short:"q" long:"quiet"   description:"suppress own output"`
+	Verbose bool     `short:"v" long:"verbose" description:"verbose output (print events)"`
+	Watch   []string `short:"w" long:"watch"   description:"extra directories to watch"`
 }
 
 func Start(ctx context.Context, verbose *log.Logger, w watcher.Watcher, sm *state.StateMachine) {
@@ -90,11 +91,6 @@ log.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
 			}
 		}
 	}(w.Monitor())
-
-	err := w.AddRecursive(".")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed to add directory to watcher: %v", err)
-	}
 
 	<-ctx.Done()
 	log.Println("shutting down")
@@ -155,6 +151,17 @@ if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to create watcher: %v", err))
 	}
 	defer watcher.Close()
+
+	err = watcher.AddRecursive(".")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("failed to add directory to watcher: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, watchPath := range opts.Watch {
+		err = watcher.AddRecursive(watchPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Panicf("failed to add directory to watcher: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
 
 	copts := command.Options{}
 	if opts.Quiet {