diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8a9f26..a0bf313 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Wraps the rm command with a more secure, safer, and more private version
 - `--hard` Do not soft-delete file
 - `--soft` Soft delete a file. A backup will be stored in `/tmp/2rm`
 - `--silent` Do not print out additional information priduced by 2rm. This is useful for scripting situations.
+- `--dry-run` Perform a dry run and show all the files that would be deleted
 
 ## Features
 
@@ -53,10 +54,10 @@ You can specify what directories are soft-deleted anb hard-deleted by using the
 # backed up in the `backups` directory
 backups: /tmp/2rm/
 hard:
-    - node_modules/
-    - target/
-    - .angular/
-    - .next/
+    - "node_modules/"
+    - "target/"
+    - ".angular/"
+    - ".next/"
 # always soft delete backup files, 
 # regardless of it they are configured
 # for a hard delete
diff --git a/src/patches/rm.go b/src/patches/rm.go
index db4dc4a..661a6a1 100644
--- a/src/patches/rm.go
+++ b/src/patches/rm.go
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ const TRASH_DIR_PERMISSIONS = 0755
 const HARD_DELETE_CLA = "--hard"
 const SOFT_DELETE_CLA = "--soft"
 const SILENT_CLA = "--silent"
+const DRY_RUN_CLA = "--dry-run"
 
 func RmPatch(arguments []string, config models.Config) {
 	forceHardDelete := util.InArray(arguments, HARD_DELETE_CLA)
 	forceSoftDelete := util.InArray(arguments, SOFT_DELETE_CLA)
 	silent := util.InArray(arguments, SILENT_CLA)
+	dryRun := util.InArray(arguments, DRY_RUN_CLA)
 
 	actionedArgs := removeUnNeededArguments(
 		removeDangerousArguments(arguments),
@@ -43,6 +45,10 @@ func RmPatch(arguments []string, config models.Config) {
 		fmt.Println(debugStatement)
 	}
 
+	if dryRun {
+		return
+	}
+
 	for _, path := range filePaths {
 		absolutePath := relativeToAbsolute(path)
 		isTmp := isTmpPath(absolutePath)