diff --git a/scripts/license_manager.sh b/scripts/license_manager.sh
index ee81a37e280949b3337442fcd12f1ad18ae8ac24..74f790a95133bb09f07b016ed55c3a7b67e2a9bc 100755
--- a/scripts/license_manager.sh
+++ b/scripts/license_manager.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ line_end_mark="//--------LICENSE_END--------"
 tmp=false
 mode="none"
 path=""
+exclude_folder=""
 #recursive=true
 license=""
 
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ for i in "$@"; do
       fi
       shift # past argument=value
       ;;
+    --exclude=*)
+      exclude_folder="${i#*=}"
+      shift # past argument=value
+      ;;
     *)
       # unknown option
       ;;
@@ -77,11 +82,19 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
-echo "mode: ${mode}"
+if [ "$exclude_folder" == "" ]; then
+  echo "No folders will be excluded"
+else
+  if [ -d "${path}/${exclude_folder}" ]; then
+    echo "Valid remove folder path: ${path}/${exclude_folder}"
+  fi
+fi
 
 if [ $mode == "none" ]; then
   echo "Error: Script should be called with one of the following options: --update or --add"
   exit 1
+else
+  echo "mode: ${mode}"
 fi
 
 # PATH (AND tmp FOLDER)
@@ -93,10 +106,17 @@ if [ $tmp == true ]; then
   folder=${path}_tmp
 fi
 
+# LIST OF FILES TO BE ITERATED ON
+if [ "$exclude_folder" == "" ]; then
+  file_list=$(find $folder -name '*.c' -or -name '*.cpp' -or -name '*.h' -or -name '*.hpp')
+else
+  file_list=$(find $folder -path ${folder}/${exclude_folder} -prune -name '*.c' -or -name '*.cpp' -or -name '*.h' -or -name '*.hpp')
+fi
+
 # DETECT AND REMOVE EXISTING LICENSE
-if [ $mode == "update" ]; then
+if [ "$mode" == "update" ]; then
   echo "Recursely removing license header from all files (.c, .cpp, .h, .hpp)"
-  for i in $(find $folder -name '*.c' -or -name '*.cpp' -or -name '*.h' -or -name '*.hpp')
+  for i in $file_list
   do
     if grep -Fxq ${line_start_mark} $i 
     then
@@ -113,7 +133,7 @@ fi
 
 # ADD CONTENT OF license-file AT THE BEGINNING OF CODE FILES
 echo "Recursively adding license header to all files (.c, .cpp, .h, .hpp)"
-for i in $(find $folder -name '*.c' -or -name '*.cpp' -or -name '*.h' -or -name '*.hpp')
+for i in $file_list
 do
   if grep -Fxq ${line_start_mark} $i; then
     echo "skippping ${i}"