diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10ad29c..3c443af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -183,8 +183,9 @@ shell command and the second is an optional human-readable description.
 Shell commands support an extended syntax as well, which provides more
 fine-grained control. A command can be specified as a dictionary that contains
 the command to be run, a description, and whether `stdin`, `stdout`, and
-`stderr` are enabled. In this syntax, all keys are optional except for the
-command itself.
+`stderr` are enabled. Another useful key is `confirm` which, if true, prompts
+the user at install time, allowing them to not run that script that time.
+In this syntax, all keys are optional except for the command itself.
 
 #### Example
 
@@ -199,6 +200,9 @@ command itself.
   -
     command: read fail
     stderr: true
+  -
+    command: rm -rf ~/.config
+    confirm: true
 ```
 
 ### Clean
diff --git a/dotbot/executor/commandrunner.py b/dotbot/executor/commandrunner.py
index 45d40f5..65e81cd 100644
--- a/dotbot/executor/commandrunner.py
+++ b/dotbot/executor/commandrunner.py
@@ -17,6 +17,42 @@ class CommandRunner(Executor):
                 directive)
         return self._process_commands(data)
 
+# Modified, but source:
+# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3041986/python-command-line-yes-no-input
+    def _query_yes_no(question, default="yes"):
+        """Ask a yes/no question via raw_input() and return their answer.
+
+        "question" is a string that is presented to the user.
+        "default" is the presumed answer if the user just hits <Enter>.
+            It must be "yes" (the default), "no" or None (meaning
+            an answer is required of the user).
+
+        The "answer" return value is True for "yes" or False for "no".
+        """
+        valid = {"yes": True, "y": True, "ye": True,
+                 "Yes": True, "No", False,
+                 "no": False, "n": False}
+        if default is None:
+            prompt = " [y/n] "
+        elif default in valid:
+            if valid[default] == True:
+                prompt = " [Y/n] "
+            elif valid[default] == False:
+                prompt = " [y/N] "
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("invalid default answer: '%s'" % default)
+
+        while True:
+            sys.stdout.write(question + prompt)
+            choice = raw_input().lower()
+            if default is not None and choice == '':
+                return valid[default]
+            elif choice in valid:
+                return valid[choice]
+            else:
+                sys.stdout.write("Please respond with 'yes' or 'no'.\n")
+
+
     def _process_commands(self, data):
         success = True
         with open(os.devnull, 'w') as devnull:
@@ -31,6 +67,8 @@ class CommandRunner(Executor):
                         stdout = None
                     if item.get('stderr', False) is True:
                         stderr = None
+                    if item.get('confirm', False) is True:
+                        confirm = True
                 elif isinstance(item, list):
                     cmd = item[0]
                     msg = item[1] if len(item) > 1 else None
@@ -41,11 +79,17 @@ class CommandRunner(Executor):
                     self._log.lowinfo(cmd)
                 else:
                     self._log.lowinfo('%s [%s]' % (msg, cmd))
-                ret = subprocess.call(cmd, shell=True, stdin=stdin, stdout=stdout,
-                    stderr=stderr, cwd=self._base_directory)
-                if ret != 0:
-                    success = False
-                    self._log.warning('Command [%s] failed' % cmd)
+                if confirm:
+                    run = self._query_yes_no('Do you want to run this command:'
+                            ' %s' % cmd)
+                else:
+                    run = True;
+                if run:
+                    ret = subprocess.call(cmd, shell=True, stdin=stdin,
+                        stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr, cwd=self._base_directory)
+                    if ret != 0:
+                        success = False
+                        self._log.warning('Command [%s] failed' % cmd)
         if success:
             self._log.info('All commands have been executed')
         else: