diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b148438..b8e863b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -524,6 +524,47 @@ mycli read
 ```
 </details>
 
+#### Filtering Universal Flags
+
+Universal/common flags accept a special attribute named `ignore`, which will prevent the flags from being applied to specific commands. This should be used sparingly.
+
+<details>
+<summary><b>Cherry-picking example</b></summary>
+<br/>
+
+```javascript
+const shell = new Shell({
+  name: 'mycli',
+  commmonflags: {
+    ignore: 'info', // This can also be an array of string. Fully qualified subcommands will also be respected.
+    note: {
+      alias: 'n',
+      description: 'Save a note about the operation.'
+    }
+  },
+  commands: [{
+    name: 'create',
+    handler () {}
+  }, {
+    name: 'read',
+    handler () {}
+  }, {
+    name: 'update',
+    handler () {}
+  }, {
+    name: 'delete',
+    handler () {}
+  }, {
+    name: 'info',
+    handler () {}
+  }]
+})
+```
+
+Any command, except `info`, will accepts/parse the `note` flag.
+
+</details>
+
 ## Middleware
 
 When a command is called, it's handler function is executed. Sometimes it is desirable to pre-process one or more commands. The shell middleware feature supports "global" middleware and "assigned" middleware.
@@ -562,6 +603,8 @@ shell.useWith('demo', function (metadata, next) {
 
 The code above would only run when the user inputs the `demo` command (or any `demo` subcommand).
 
+#### Command-Specific Assignments
+
 It is possible to assign middleware to more than one command at a time, and it is possible to target subcommands. For example:
 
 ```javascript
@@ -596,6 +639,41 @@ cmd.use(function (metadata, next) {
 })
 ```
 
+#### Command-Exclusion Assignments
+
+Sometimes middleware needs to be applied to all but a few commands. The `useExcept` method supports these needs. It is basically the opposite of `useWith`. Middleware is applied to all commands/subcommands _except_ those specified.
+
+For example:
+
+```javascript
+const shell = new Shell({
+  ...,
+  commands: [{
+    name: 'add',
+    handler (meta) {
+      ...
+    }
+  }, {
+    name: 'subtract',
+    handler (meta) {
+      ...
+    }
+  }, {
+    name: 'info',
+    handler (meta) {
+      ...
+    }
+  }]
+})
+
+shell.useExcept(['info], function (meta, next) {
+  console.log(`this middleware is only applied to some math commands`)
+  next()
+})
+```
+
+In this example, the console statement would be displayed for all commands except the `info` command (and any info subcommands).
+
 ### Built-in "Middleware"
 
 Displaying help and version information is built-in (overridable).
diff --git a/examples/cli/index.js b/examples/cli/index.js
index ce6abf8..6e6b282 100755
--- a/examples/cli/index.js
+++ b/examples/cli/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node --experimental-modules -r source-map-support/register
+#!/usr/bin/env node -r source-map-support/register
 
 import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
diff --git a/examples/json/index.js b/examples/json/index.js
index f4a074d..c5d973c 100755
--- a/examples/json/index.js
+++ b/examples/json/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node --experimental-modules
+#!/usr/bin/env node
 import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 import { Command, Shell } from '../../src/index.js'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f992d95..4a34501 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@author.io/shell",
-  "version": "1.7.2",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "description": "A micro-framework for creating CLI-like experiences. This supports Node.js and browsers.",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/base.js b/src/base.js
index e64a09a..4448f3f 100644
--- a/src/base.js
+++ b/src/base.js
@@ -408,6 +408,16 @@ export default class Base {
     return this.#processors
   }
 
+  get commandlist () {
+    const list = new Set()
+    this.commands.forEach(cmd => {
+      list.add(cmd.name)
+      cmd.commandlist.forEach(subcmd => list.add(`${cmd.name} ${subcmd}`))
+    })
+
+    return Array.from(list).sort()
+  }
+
   getCommand(name = null) {
     if (!name) {
       return null
diff --git a/src/command.js b/src/command.js
index c066038..5ddc214 100644
--- a/src/command.js
+++ b/src/command.js
@@ -379,7 +379,21 @@ export default class Command extends Base {
     // Parse the command input for flags
     const data = { command: this.name, input: input.trim() }
 
-    let flagConfig = Object.assign(this.__commonFlags, this.#flagConfig || {})
+    let commonFlags = this.__commonFlags
+    if (commonFlags.ignore && (Array.isArray(commonFlags.ignore) || typeof commonFlags.ignore === 'string')) {
+      const ignore = new Set(Array.isArray(commonFlags.ignore) ? commonFlags.ignore : [commonFlags.ignore])
+      delete commonFlags.ignore
+      const root = this.commandroot.replace(new RegExp(`^${this.shell.name}\\s+`, 'i'), '')
+      
+      for (const cmd of ignore) {
+        if (root.startsWith(cmd)) {
+          commonFlags = {}
+          break
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    let flagConfig = Object.assign(commonFlags, this.#flagConfig || {})
 
     if (!flagConfig.hasOwnProperty('help')) {
       flagConfig.help = {
diff --git a/src/shell.js b/src/shell.js
index 6a081b5..3bbbb5b 100644
--- a/src/shell.js
+++ b/src/shell.js
@@ -138,6 +138,32 @@ export default class Shell extends Base {
     commands.forEach(cmd => this.#middlewareGroups.set(cmd.trim(), (this.#middlewareGroups.get(cmd.trim()) || []).concat(fns)))
   }
 
+  useExcept (commands) {
+    if (arguments.length < 2) {
+      throw new Error('useExcept([\'command\', \'command\'], fn) requires two or more arguments.')
+    }
+
+    commands = typeof commands === 'string' ? commands.split(/\s+/) : commands
+
+    if (!Array.isArray(commands) || commands.filter(c => typeof c !== 'string').length > 0) {
+      throw new Error(`The first argument of useExcept must be a string or array of strings. Received ${typeof commands}`)
+    }
+
+    const fns = Array.from(arguments).slice(1)
+    const all = new Set(this.commandlist.map(i => i.toLowerCase()))
+    
+    commands.forEach(cmd => {
+      all.delete(cmd)
+      for (const c of all) {
+        if (c.indexOf(cmd) === 0) {
+          all.delete(c)
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    this.useWith(Array.from(all), ...fns)
+  }
+
   async exec (input, callback) {
     // The array check exists because people are passing process.argv.slice(2) into this
     // method, often forgetting to join the values into a string.
diff --git a/test/unit/01-sanity/02-middleware.js b/test/unit/01-sanity/02-middleware.js
index 32b2dc4..79e1e3f 100644
--- a/test/unit/01-sanity/02-middleware.js
+++ b/test/unit/01-sanity/02-middleware.js
@@ -113,6 +113,51 @@ test('Command Specific Middleware', t => {
   })
 })
 
+test('Command Specific Middleware Exceptions', async t => {
+  let ok = false
+
+  const shell = new Shell({
+    name: 'test',
+    commands: [{
+      name: 'a',
+      handler () { },
+      commands: [{
+        name: 'f',
+        handler () { }
+      }]
+    }, {
+      name: 'b',
+      handler () { },
+      commands: [{
+        name: 'e',
+        handler () {}
+      }]
+    }, {
+      name: 'c',
+      handler () { }
+    }, {
+      name: 'd',
+      handler () { 
+        ok = true
+      }
+    }]
+  })
+
+  shell.useExcept(['b', 'c'], (meta, next) => { count++; next() })
+
+  let count = 0
+  await shell.exec('a').catch(t.fail)
+  await shell.exec('b').catch(t.fail)
+  await shell.exec('c').catch(t.fail)
+  await shell.exec('d').catch(t.fail)
+  await shell.exec('b e').catch(t.fail)
+  await shell.exec('a f').catch(t.fail)
+
+  t.ok(count === 3, `Expected 3 middleware operations to run. Recognized ${count}.`)
+  t.ok(ok, 'Handler executes at the end.')
+  t.end()
+})
+
 test('Basic Trailers', t => {
   let ok = false
   let after = 0
diff --git a/test/unit/01-sanity/05-commonflags.js b/test/unit/01-sanity/05-commonflags.js
index 0145bd3..772156b 100644
--- a/test/unit/01-sanity/05-commonflags.js
+++ b/test/unit/01-sanity/05-commonflags.js
@@ -88,3 +88,52 @@ test('Common flags (command-specific)', t => {
     })
     .catch(e => console.log(e.stack) && t.fail(e.message) && t.end())
 })
+
+test('Common flags (exclusions)', async t => {
+  const shell = new Shell({
+    name: 'account',
+    commonflags: {
+      ignore: ['other'],
+      typical: {
+        alias: 't',
+        description: 'A typical flag on all commands.',
+        default: true
+      }
+    },
+    commands: [{
+      name: 'create',
+      handler (meta) {
+        t.ok(meta.flag('typical'), `Retrieved common flag value. Expected true, received ${meta.flag('typical')}`)
+      }
+    }, {
+      name: 'delete',
+      handler (meta) {
+        t.ok(meta.flag('typical'), `Retrieved common flag value. Expected true, received ${meta.flag('typical')}`)
+      }
+    }, {
+      name: 'other',
+      handler (meta) {
+        t.ok(!meta.flags.recognized.hasOwnProperty('typical'), 'The common flag "typical" was successfully excluded.')
+      },
+      commands: [{
+        name: 'sub',
+        handler (meta) { 
+          t.ok(!meta.flags.recognized.hasOwnProperty('typical'), 'The common flag "typical" was successfully excluded from a sub command.')
+        },
+        commands: [{
+          name: 'cmd',
+          handler (meta) {
+            t.ok(!meta.flags.recognized.hasOwnProperty('typical'), 'The common flag "typical" was successfully excluded from a nested sub command.')
+          }
+        }]
+      }]
+    }]
+  })
+
+  await shell.exec('create').catch(t.fail)
+  await shell.exec('delete').catch(t.fail)
+  await shell.exec('other').catch(t.fail)
+  await shell.exec('other sub').catch(t.fail)
+  await shell.exec('other sub cmd').catch(t.fail)
+  t.end()
+})