diff --git a/mytools b/mytools
index fc44975..806d67c 100755
--- a/mytools
+++ b/mytools
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # docstring=lists all tools and their docstrings
+import argparse
 import os
 import os.path as path
 
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ CFG = {
     "max_lines": 20,
     "offset": 20
 }
+SCRIPT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
 
 def parse_docstring(file_path, max_lines=CFG["max_lines"]):
     """
@@ -38,15 +41,14 @@ def offset(element, offset=CFG["offset"]):
         return " " * (offset - element_length)
 
 
-def main():
+def list_tools():
     """
     lists all tools and their docstring from the same directory this sits in
     """
-    script_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-    list_dir = sorted(os.listdir(script_path))
+    list_dir = sorted(os.listdir(SCRIPT_PATH))
 
     for element in list_dir:
-        element_path = path.join(script_path, element)
+        element_path = path.join(SCRIPT_PATH, element)
         if path.isfile(element_path):
             print(element, end="")
             docstring = parse_docstring(element_path)
@@ -55,5 +57,16 @@ def main():
             print()
 
 
+def main():
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    ap.add_argument("-p", "--path", help="output path to tools directory", action="store_true")
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    if args.path:
+        print(SCRIPT_PATH)
+    else:
+        list_tools()
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()