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 #### `--exclude`
 
-Allows you to specify directories which you DON'T want to be linted.
+Allows you to specify a comma separated list of directories which you DON'T want to be linted.
+
+    $ jshint --exclude=node_modules,coverage
 
 #### `--exclude-path`