diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11ce71b..cc147f6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ gfold -d classic -c never ~/ --dry-run > $HOME/.config/gfold.toml
 Here are the contents of the resulting config file:
 
 ```toml
-path = '/home/neloth'
+paths = ['/home/neloth']
 display_mode = 'Classic'
 color_mode = 'Never'
 ```
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 575f9f2..acde1cc 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use std::{env, fs};
 /// deserialize empty, non-existent, partial, and complete config files.
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 pub struct Config {
-    /// The path that `gfold` will begin traversal in and collect results from.
-    pub path: PathBuf,
+    /// The paths that `gfold` will traverse and collect results from.
+    pub paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
     /// The display format for results printed to `stdout`.
     pub display_mode: DisplayMode,
     /// The color mode for results printed to `stdout`.
@@ -63,10 +63,24 @@ impl Config {
     }
 
     fn from_entry_config(entry_config: &EntryConfig) -> Result<Self> {
+        if entry_config.path.is_some() && entry_config.paths.is_some() {
+            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "Cannot have both `path` and `paths` in config"
+            ));
+        }
         Ok(Config {
-            path: match &entry_config.path {
-                Some(path) => normalize_path(path)?,
-                None => env::current_dir()?.canonicalize()?,
+            paths: if let Some(paths) = &entry_config.paths {
+                paths
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|p| normalize_path(p))
+                    .collect::<Result<Vec<PathBuf>, _>>()?
+            } else if let Some(path) = &entry_config.path {
+                println!(
+                    "WARNING: the `path` configuration option is deprecated. Use `paths` instead."
+                );
+                vec![normalize_path(path)?]
+            } else {
+                vec![env::current_dir()?.canonicalize()?]
             },
             display_mode: match &entry_config.display_mode {
                 Some(display_mode) => *display_mode,
@@ -98,8 +112,11 @@ fn normalize_path(path: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
 /// this struct privately.
 #[derive(Deserialize, Default)]
 struct EntryConfig {
-    /// Reflection of the `path` field on [`Config`].
+    /// Formerly a reflection of the `path` field on [`Config`]. Use `paths` instead.
+    /// This field is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
     pub path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    /// Reflection of the `paths` field on [`Config`].
+    pub paths: Option<Vec<PathBuf>>,
     /// Reflection of the `display_mode` field on [`Config`].
     pub display_mode: Option<DisplayMode>,
     /// Reflection of the `color_mode` field on [`Config`].
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3e3c832..d92c71a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use gfold::RepositoryCollector;
 use clap::Parser;
 use env_logger::Builder;
 use log::{debug, LevelFilter};
-use std::env;
+use std::{env, path::PathBuf};
 
 mod config;
 mod display;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Troubleshooting: investigate unexpected behavior by prepending execution with \"
 #[command(version, about = HELP, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     /// specify path to target directory (defaults to current working directory)
-    pub path: Option<String>,
+    pub paths: Option<Vec<PathBuf>>,
 
     #[arg(short, long)]
     pub color_mode: Option<ColorMode>,
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     if let Some(found_color_mode) = &cli.color_mode {
         config.color_mode = *found_color_mode;
     }
-    if let Some(found_path) = &cli.path {
-        config.path = env::current_dir()?.join(found_path).canonicalize()?;
+    if let Some(found_paths) = &cli.paths {
+        let current_dir = env::current_dir()?;
+        config.paths = found_paths
+            .iter()
+            .map(|p| current_dir.join(p).canonicalize())
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<PathBuf>, _>>()?;
     }
     debug!("finalized config options");
 
@@ -86,10 +90,14 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             DisplayMode::Json => (true, true),
             DisplayMode::Standard | DisplayMode::StandardAlphabetical => (true, false),
         };
-        let repository_collection =
-            RepositoryCollector::run(&config.path, include_email, include_submodules)?;
-        let display_harness = DisplayHarness::new(config.display_mode, config.color_mode);
-        display_harness.run(&repository_collection)?;
+        for path in &config.paths {
+            debug!("processing path: {:?}", path);
+
+            let repository_collection =
+                RepositoryCollector::run(path, include_email, include_submodules)?;
+            let display_harness = DisplayHarness::new(config.display_mode, config.color_mode);
+            display_harness.run(&repository_collection)?;
+        }
     }
     Ok(())
 }