diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e42a1af..6f805c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@ Install this tool using `pip`:
 ```bash
 pip install files-to-prompt
 ```
+
 ## Usage
 
-To use `files-to-prompt`, provide the path to the directory you want to process:
+To use `files-to-prompt`, provide the path to one or more files or directories you want to process:
 
 ```bash
-files-to-prompt path/to/directory
+files-to-prompt path/to/file_or_directory [path/to/another/file_or_directory ...]
 ```
 
-This will output the contents of every file in the directory and its subdirectories, with each file preceded by its relative path and separated by `---`.
+This will output the contents of every file, with each file preceded by its relative path and separated by `---`.
 
 ### Options
 
@@ -35,6 +36,11 @@ This will output the contents of every file in the directory and its subdirector
   files-to-prompt path/to/directory --ignore-gitignore
   ```
 
+- `--ignore <pattern>`: Specify one or more patterns to ignore. Can be used multiple times.
+  ```bash
+  files-to-prompt path/to/directory --ignore "*.log" --ignore "temp*"
+  ```
+
 ### Example
 
 Suppose you have a directory structure like this:
@@ -44,6 +50,7 @@ my_directory/
 ├── file1.txt
 ├── file2.txt
 ├── .hidden_file.txt
+├── temp.log
 └── subdirectory/
     └── file3.txt
 ```
@@ -74,19 +81,41 @@ Contents of .hidden_file.txt
 ---
 ...
 ```
+
+If you run `files-to-prompt my_directory --ignore "*.log"`, the output will exclude `temp.log`:
+
+```
+my_directory/file1.txt
+---
+Contents of file1.txt
+---
+my_directory/file2.txt
+---
+Contents of file2.txt
+---
+my_directory/subdirectory/file3.txt
+---
+Contents of file3.txt
+---
+```
+
 ## Development
 
 To contribute to this tool, first checkout the code. Then create a new virtual environment:
+
 ```bash
 cd files-to-prompt
 python -m venv venv
 source venv/bin/activate
 ```
+
 Now install the dependencies and test dependencies:
+
 ```bash
 pip install -e '.[test]'
 ```
+
 To run the tests:
 ```bash
 pytest
-```
+```
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