diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9964c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Visual Studio Code folder
+.vscode
diff --git a/DSCResource.Tests b/DSCResource.Tests
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..c845d58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DSCResource.Tests
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit c845d58d6b1f5f16ae2992f7b2c15e76d611281d
diff --git a/DSCResources/MSFT_xRobocopy/MSFT_xRobocopy.psm1 b/DSCResources/MSFT_xRobocopy/MSFT_xRobocopy.psm1
index 2b4df64..1958935 100644
--- a/DSCResources/MSFT_xRobocopy/MSFT_xRobocopy.psm1
+++ b/DSCResources/MSFT_xRobocopy/MSFT_xRobocopy.psm1
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ function Get-TargetResource
         [System.String]
         $ExcludeFiles,
 
+        [System.String]
+        $ExcludeDirs,
+
         [System.String]
         $LogOutput,
 
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ function Get-TargetResource
         $AdditionalArgs
     )
 
-    $result = Test-TargetResource $Source $Destination $Files $Retry $Wait $SubdirectoriesIncludingEmpty $Restartable $MultiThreaded $ExcludeFiles $LogOutput $AppendLog $AdditionalArgs
+    $result = Test-TargetResource @psBoundParameters
     $ensure = 'Absent'
     if($result -eq $true)
     {
@@ -103,6 +106,9 @@ function Set-TargetResource
         [System.String]
         $ExcludeFiles,
 
+        [System.String]
+        $ExcludeDirs,
+
         [System.String]
         $LogOutput,
 
@@ -113,7 +119,7 @@ function Set-TargetResource
         $AdditionalArgs
     )
 
-    $arguments = Get-RobocopyArguments $Source $Destination $Files $Retry $Wait $SubdirectoriesIncludingEmpty $Restartable $MultiThreaded $ExcludeFiles $LogOutput $AppendLog $AdditionalArgs
+    $arguments = Get-RobocopyArguments @psBoundParameters
 
     Write-Verbose "Executing robocopy.exe with: $arguments"
     &robocopy $arguments | Out-Null
@@ -158,6 +164,9 @@ function Test-TargetResource
         [System.String]
         $ExcludeFiles,
 
+        [System.String]
+        $ExcludeDirs,
+
         [System.String]
         $LogOutput,
 
@@ -168,7 +177,7 @@ function Test-TargetResource
         $AdditionalArgs
     )
 
-    $arguments = Get-RobocopyArguments $Source $Destination $Files $Retry $Wait $SubdirectoriesIncludingEmpty $Restartable $MultiThreaded $ExcludeFiles $LogOutput $AppendLog $AdditionalArgs
+    $arguments = Get-RobocopyArguments @psBoundParameters
 
     if(!$arguments.Contains('/L') -and !$arguments.Contains('/l'))
     {
@@ -197,7 +206,7 @@ function Test-TargetResource
     }
     else
     {
-        throw "robocopy returned with errors! Exit code: $result! More info here:https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/954404"
+        throw "robocopy returned with errors! Exit code: $LASTEXITCODE! More info here:https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/954404"
     }
     
     return $result
@@ -239,6 +248,9 @@ function Get-RobocopyArguments
         [System.String]
         $ExcludeFiles,
 
+        [System.String]
+        $ExcludeDirs,
+
         [System.String]
         $LogOutput,
 
diff --git a/DSCResources/MSFT_xRobocopy/MSFT_xRobocopy.schema.mof b/DSCResources/MSFT_xRobocopy/MSFT_xRobocopy.schema.mof
index e1e278e..53c5588 100644
--- a/DSCResources/MSFT_xRobocopy/MSFT_xRobocopy.schema.mof
+++ b/DSCResources/MSFT_xRobocopy/MSFT_xRobocopy.schema.mof
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class MSFT_xRobocopy : OMI_BaseResource
     [Write, Description("Copy files in restartable mode.")] Boolean Restartable;
     [Write, Description("Do multi-threaded copies with n threads (default 8). N must be at least 1 and not greater than 128. This option is incompatible with the /IPG and /EFSRAW options. Redirect output using /LOG option for better performance.")] Boolean MultiThreaded;
     [Write, Description("Exclude Files matching given names/paths/wildcards.")] String ExcludeFiles;
+    [Write, Description("Exclude Directories matching given names/paths/wildcards.")] String ExcludeDirs;
     [Write, Description("Output status to LOG file.")] String LogOutput;
     [Write, Description("Determine whether to overwrite log file or append.")] Boolean AppendLog;
     [Write, Description("Robocopy has MANY configuration options. Too many to present them all as DSC parameters effectively. Use this option to set additional parameters. Each parameter should be a separate array member. This array will be combined with main argument array. For a list of options run Robocopy /??? in a shell window.")] String AdditionalArgs[];
diff --git a/Examples/xRobocopy.SimpleCopyOptions.ps1 b/Examples/xRobocopy.SimpleCopyOptions.ps1
index e498bae..bb7b3e3 100644
--- a/Examples/xRobocopy.SimpleCopyOptions.ps1
+++ b/Examples/xRobocopy.SimpleCopyOptions.ps1
@@ -45,6 +45,40 @@ configuration RobocopyExample
             Destination = 'C:\temp\destination'
             AdditionalArgs = '/mir'
         }
+
+        #this will exclude single file pattern using ExcludeFiles option
+        xRobocopy ExcludeSingleFile
+        {
+            Source = 'C:\temp\source'
+            Destination = 'C:\temp\destination'
+            ExcludeFiles = 'file.jpg'
+        }
+
+        #this will exclude multiple file patterns using AdditionalArgs option
+        xRobocopy ExcludeSingleFile
+        {
+            Source = 'C:\temp\source'
+            Destination = 'C:\temp\destination'
+            AdditionalArgs = @('/XF', 'file1.JPG', 'file2.JPG')
+        }
+
+        #this will exclude single directory pattern using ExcludeDirs option
+        xRobocopy ExcludeSingleDirectory
+        {
+            Source = 'C:\temp\source'
+            Destination = 'C:\temp\destination'
+            SubdirectoriesIncludingEmpty = $true
+            ExcludeDirs = 'Dir1'
+        }
+
+        #this will exclude multiple directory patterns using AdditionalArgs option
+        xRobocopy ExcludeSingleDirectory
+        {
+            Source = 'C:\temp\source'
+            Destination = 'C:\temp\destination'
+            SubdirectoriesIncludingEmpty = $true
+            AdditionalArgs = @('/XD', 'Dir1', 'Dir2')
+        }
         #>
     }
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c32f90e..c665726 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Details
 - **Restartable**: Copy files in restartable mode.
 - **MultiThreaded**: Do multi-threaded copies with n threads (default 8). N must be at least 1 and not greater than 128. This option is incompatible with the /IPG and /EFSRAW options. Redirect output using /LOG option for better performance.
 - **ExcludeFiles**: Exclude Files matching given names/paths/wildcards.
+- **ExcludeDirs**: Exclude Directories matching given names/paths/wildcards.
 - **LogOutput**: Output status to LOG file.
 - **AppendLog**: Determine whether to overwrite log file or append.
 - **AdditionalArgs**: Robocopy has MANY configuration options. Too many to present them all as DSC parameters effectively. Use this option to set additional parameters. Each parameter should be a separate array member. This array will be combined with main argument array. For a list of options run Robocopy /??? in a shell window.
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ We reserve resource and module names without prefixes ("x" or "c") for future us
 
 ### Unreleased
 * Converted appveyor.yml to install Pester from PSGallery instead of from Chocolatey.
+* Added ExcludeDirs parameter
+* Added additional examples
 
 ### 2.0.0.0