@@ -30,8 +30,18 @@ import fileinput

 import re

 import sys

-

 ERRORS = 0

+IGNORE = None

+

+

+def register_ignores(ignores):

+    global IGNORE

+    if ignores:

+        IGNORE='^(' + '|'.join(ignores.split(',')) + ')'

+

+

+def should_ignore(error):

+    return IGNORE and re.search(IGNORE, error)

 def print_error(error, line):

@@ -97,11 +107,13 @@ def get_options():

         description='A bash script style checker')

     parser.add_argument('files', metavar='file', nargs='+',

                         help='files to scan for errors')

+    parser.add_argument('-i', '--ignore', help='Rules to ignore')

     return parser.parse_args()

 def main():

     opts = get_options()

+    register_ignores(opts.ignore)

     check_files(opts.files)

     if ERRORS > 0: