diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index 450e78f..61980f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
       uses: ./
       with:
         # Add a test to restrict the test to just dir4 and dir5.
-        folder-path: './md/dir4, ./md/dir5'
+        #folder-path: './md/dir4, ./md/dir5, ./md/dir3'
         file-path: './md/AdditionalFileTest1.md, ./md/AdditionalFileTest2.md'
+        exclude: 'md/dir3/dir3level2, md/dir4, md/dir5'
   shellcheck:
     runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
     steps:
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index ee0f4b7..4911ae9 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: 'markdown-link-check'
 description: 'Check if all links are valid in markdown files.'
 author: 'Gaurav Nelson'
 branding:
-  icon: 'link'  
+  icon: 'link'
   color: 'green'
 inputs:
   use-quiet-mode:
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Specify additional files you want to check'
     required: true
     default: ''
+  exclude:
+    description: 'Specify directories and files you want to skip.'
+    required: true
+    default: ''
 
 runs:
   using: 'docker'
@@ -58,3 +62,4 @@ runs:
     - ${{ inputs.base-branch }}
     - ${{ inputs.file-extension }}
     - ${{ inputs.file-path }}
+    - ${{ inputs.exclude }}
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 1109137..43230ed 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ RED='\033[0;31m'
 npm i -g markdown-link-check@3.8.6
 
 declare -a FIND_CALL
-declare -a COMMAND_DIRS COMMAND_FILES
+declare -a COMMAND_DIRS
 declare -a COMMAND_FILES
+declare -a COMMAND_EXCLUDE
 
 USE_QUIET_MODE="$1"
 USE_VERBOSE_MODE="$2"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ else
    FILE_EXTENSION="$8"
 fi
 FILE_PATH="$9"
+EXCLUDE=$(echo ${10})
 
 if [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
    echo -e "${BLUE}Using markdown-link-check configuration file: ${YELLOW}$CONFIG_FILE${NC}"
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ fi
 
 FOLDERS=""
 FILES=""
+EXCLUDED_FILES_DIRS=""
 
 echo -e "${BLUE}USE_QUIET_MODE: $1${NC}"
 echo -e "${BLUE}USE_VERBOSE_MODE: $2${NC}"
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ echo -e "${BLUE}MAX_DEPTH: $5${NC}"
 echo -e "${BLUE}CHECK_MODIFIED_FILES: $6${NC}"
 echo -e "${BLUE}FILE_EXTENSION: $8${NC}"
 echo -e "${BLUE}FILE_PATH: $9${NC}"
+echo -e "${BLUE}EXCLUDE: ${10}${NC}"
 
 handle_dirs () {
 
@@ -55,6 +59,7 @@ handle_dirs () {
    do
       if [ ! -d "${DIRLIST[index]}" ]; then
          echo -e "${RED}ERROR [✖] Can't find the directory: ${YELLOW}${DIRLIST[index]}${NC}"
+         echo -e "${RED}Check folder-path variable!"
          exit 2
       fi
       COMMAND_DIRS+=("${DIRLIST[index]}")
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ handle_files () {
    do
       if [ ! -f "${FILELIST[index]}" ]; then
          echo -e "${RED}ERROR [✖] Can't find the file: ${YELLOW}${FILELIST[index]}${NC}"
+         echo -e "${RED}Check file-path variable!"
          exit 2
       fi
       if [ $index == 0 ]; then
@@ -83,6 +89,16 @@ handle_files () {
 
 }
 
+handle_excluded () {
+
+   if [ -n "${EXCLUDE}" ]; then
+      EXCLUDED_FILES_DIRS=$(echo $EXCLUDE | sed -r 's/[,]+/ -E/g')
+   else
+      EXCLUDED_FILES_DIRS=".git"
+   fi
+
+}
+
 check_errors () {
 
    if [ -e error.txt ] ; then
@@ -125,9 +141,9 @@ check_additional_files () {
 
    if [ -n "$FILES" ]; then
       if [ "$MAX_DEPTH" -ne -1 ]; then
-         FIND_CALL=('fd' '--type' 'f' '-p' '('"${FILES// /}"')' '--max-depth' "${MAX_DEPTH}" '.' '--exec' 'markdown-link-check')
+         FIND_CALL=('fd' '--type' 'f' '-p' '('"${FILES// /}"')' '--max-depth' "${MAX_DEPTH}" '.' '-E' "${EXCLUDED_FILES_DIRS}" '--exec' 'markdown-link-check')
       else
-         FIND_CALL=('fd' '--type' 'f' '-p' '('"${FILES// /}"')' '.' '--exec' 'markdown-link-check')
+         FIND_CALL=('fd' '--type' 'f' '-p' '('"${FILES// /}"')' '.' '-E' "${EXCLUDED_FILES_DIRS}" '--exec' 'markdown-link-check')
       fi
 
       add_options
@@ -142,6 +158,8 @@ check_additional_files () {
 
 }
 
+handle_excluded
+
 if [ -z "$8" ]; then
    FOLDERS="."
 else
@@ -176,15 +194,15 @@ if [ "$CHECK_MODIFIED_FILES" = "yes" ]; then
       done
 
    check_additional_files
-   
+
    check_errors
 
 else
 
    if [ "$5" -ne -1 ]; then
-      FIND_CALL=('fd' '.' ${FOLDERS} '-e' "${FILE_EXTENSION}" '--max-depth' "${MAX_DEPTH}" '--exec' 'markdown-link-check')
+      FIND_CALL=('fd' '.' ${FOLDERS} '-e' "${FILE_EXTENSION}" '--max-depth' "${MAX_DEPTH}" '-E' ${EXCLUDED_FILES_DIRS} '--exec' 'markdown-link-check')
    else
-      FIND_CALL=('fd' '.' ${FOLDERS} '-e' "${FILE_EXTENSION}" '--exec' 'markdown-link-check')
+      FIND_CALL=('fd' '.' ${FOLDERS} '-e' "${FILE_EXTENSION}" '-E' ${EXCLUDED_FILES_DIRS} '--exec' 'markdown-link-check')
    fi
 
    add_options
diff --git a/md/dir3/dir3level2/level-2a.md b/md/dir3/dir3level2/level-2a.md
index 1930c4d..60a679c 100644
--- a/md/dir3/dir3level2/level-2a.md
+++ b/md/dir3/dir3level2/level-2a.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ www.google.com
 [This is a broken link](https://www.exampleexample.cox)
 
 [This is another broken link](http://ignored-domain.com) but its ignored using a
-configuration file. 
+configuration file.
 
 ### Alpha
 
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ This [exists](#alpha).
 This [one does not](#does-not).
 References and definitions are [checked][alpha] [too][charlie].
 
+[fail](https://www.nodsfhdksjhfshdkdhskajfsa.cox)
+
 ### Bravo
 
 Headings in `readme.md` are [not checked](file1.md#bravo).