diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 48aaa12..59582f0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -37,22 +37,22 @@ func patternToRegex(pattern string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func scanDirectory(root string, prefix string, ignoredDirs map[string]struct{}, style ConnectorStyle, excludePatterns []string, maxDepth, currentDepth int) (string, error) {
-	logrus.Infof("Scanning directory: %s with prefix: %s", root, prefix)
+	logrus.Debugf("Scanning directory: %s with prefix: %s", root, prefix)
 	var result strings.Builder
 	entries, err := os.ReadDir(root)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("error reading directory %s: %v", root, err)
 	}
 
-	
+
 	filteredEntries := []os.DirEntry{}
 	for _, entry := range entries {
 		if _, ok := ignoredDirs[entry.Name()]; ok {
-			logrus.Infof("Skipping ignored directory: %s", entry.Name())
+			logrus.Debugf("Skipping ignored directory: %s", entry.Name())
 			continue
 		}
 
-		
+
 		excluded := false
 		for _, pattern := range excludePatterns {
 			regexPattern, err := patternToRegex(pattern)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func scanDirectory(root string, prefix string, ignoredDirs map[string]struct{},
 				return "", fmt.Errorf("error matching pattern %s: %v", regexPattern, err)
 			}
 			if matched {
-				logrus.Infof("Skipping excluded file/directory: %s", entry.Name())
+				logrus.Debugf("Skipping excluded file/directory: %s", entry.Name())
 				excluded = true
 				break
 			}
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ func scanDirectory(root string, prefix string, ignoredDirs map[string]struct{},
 			filteredEntries = append(filteredEntries, entry)
 		}
 	}
-
 	
+
 	if maxDepth != -1 && currentDepth >= maxDepth {
 		return "", nil
 	}
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ func readDirIgnore(root string) (map[string]struct{}, error) {
 }
 
 func generateMarkdown(dir string, structure string) string {
-	logrus.Infof("Generating Markdown for directory: %s", dir)
+	logrus.Debugf("Generating Markdown for directory: %s", dir)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("# Directory structure of %s\n\n```\n%s```\n", dir, structure)
 }
 
 func writeToFile(filename string, content string) error {
-	logrus.Infof("Writing to file: %s", filename)
+	logrus.Debugf("Writing to file: %s", filename)
 	f, err := os.Create(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating file %s: %v", filename, err)
@@ -162,16 +162,14 @@ func main() {
 		branch       string
 		exclude      []string
 		maxDepth     int
+		verbose      bool
 	)
 
 	var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "dirscanner",
+		Use:   "dirscanner <directory to scan> <output markdown file> [flags]",
 		Short: "A CLI tool to scan directories and generate a Markdown file with the structure",
+		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(2),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			if len(args) < 2 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("usage: dirscanner <directory to scan> <output markdown file>")
-			}
-
 			dir := args[0]
 			output := ensureMdExtension(args[1])
 
@@ -187,6 +185,9 @@ func main() {
 				Branch:       branch,
 			}
 
+			if verbose {
+				logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
+			}
 			structure, err := scanDirectory(dir, "", ignoredDirs, style, exclude, maxDepth, 0)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error scanning directory: %v", err)
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ func main() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&branch, "branch", "│   ", "Branch for intermediate nodes")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&exclude, "exclude", []string{}, "Exclude files or directories matching these patterns (e.g., '*.txt')")
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&maxDepth, "depth", -1, "Limit the depth of the directory traversal (-1 for no limit)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "Whether or not to show debug messages")
 
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		logrus.Fatal(err)