diff --git a/bin/gh-pages b/bin/gh-pages
index 2e6586e..3fa6f30 100755
--- a/bin/gh-pages
+++ b/bin/gh-pages
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 var ghpages = require('../lib/index');
 var program = require('commander');
 var path = require('path');
- 
+
 program
   .version(require('../package').version)
   .option('-d, --dist <dist>',
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ program
       'pattern used to select which files should be published', '**/*')
   .option('-b, --branch <branch>',
       'name of the branch you\'ll be pushing to', 'gh-pages')
+  .option('-t, --dotfiles', 'Include dotfiles')
   .parse(process.argv);
 
 ghpages.publish(path.join(process.cwd(), program.dist), {
   branch: program.branch,
   src: program.src,
+  dotfiles: !!program.dotfiles,
   logger: function(message) {
     console.log(message);
   }