diff --git a/cmd/travelgrunt/main.go b/cmd/travelgrunt/main.go
index 4c6bfbf..ad3cf86 100644
--- a/cmd/travelgrunt/main.go
+++ b/cmd/travelgrunt/main.go
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ var appVersion = "default"
 
 var outFile string
 var expression string
+var editFile bool
 var top bool
 var version bool
 
 func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&outFile, "out-file", "", "output selected path into the file specified")
 	flag.StringVar(&expression, "x", "", "use arbitrary expression passed instead of configured rules")
+	flag.BoolVar(&editFile, "e", false, "edit file selected instead of changing working directory")
 	flag.BoolVar(&top, "top", false, "get to the repository top level (root) path")
 	flag.BoolVar(&version, "version", false, "print application version and exit")
 }
@@ -132,6 +134,8 @@ func main() {
 		cfg = cfg.WithNameEx(expression)
 	}
 
+	cfg.UseFiles = editFile
+
 	entries, paths, err := directory.Collect(rootPath, cfg)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -149,7 +153,9 @@ func main() {
 	if outFile != "" {
 		path := getEntryPath(entries, selected, rootPath)
 
-		tag(path)
+		if !editFile {
+			tag(path)
+		}
 
 		writeFileAndExit(outFile, path)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index f16a6d5..2dd306b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Rules []rule.Rule `yaml:"rules"`
 
 	IsDefault bool
+	UseFiles  bool
 }
 
 // DefaultConfig returns default travelgrunt repo-level configuration
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 	return Config{
 		Rules:     []rule.Rule{{ModeFn: mode.IsTerragrunt}},
 		IsDefault: true,
+		UseFiles:  false,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/directory/directory.go b/pkg/directory/directory.go
index fa499cb..70f59e2 100644
--- a/pkg/directory/directory.go
+++ b/pkg/directory/directory.go
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ func Collect(rootPath string, cfg config.Config) (entries map[string]string, pat
 			}
 
 			absPath := filepath.Dir(path)
+			if cfg.UseFiles {
+				absPath = path
+			}
 
 			if isInScope(absPath, rootPath) {
 				relPath := strings.TrimPrefix(absPath, rootPath+"/")