diff --git a/bin/ansible-pull b/bin/ansible-pull
index 89356c7b68..2c0e4395e2 100755
--- a/bin/ansible-pull
+++ b/bin/ansible-pull
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ def main(args):
     parser.add_option('-C', '--checkout', dest='checkout',
                       default="HEAD",
                       help='Branch/Tag/Commit to checkout.  Defaults to HEAD.')
+    parser.add_option('-i', '--inventory-file', dest='inventory',
+                      help="specify inventory host file")
     options, args = parser.parse_args(args)
 
     if not options.dest:
@@ -115,9 +117,12 @@ def main(args):
     now = datetime.datetime.now()
     print >>sys.stderr, now.strftime("Starting ansible-pull at %F %T")
 
+    inv_opts = 'localhost,'
     limit_opts = 'localhost:%s:127.0.0.1' % socket.getfqdn()
     git_opts = "repo=%s dest=%s version=%s" % (options.url, options.dest, options.checkout)
-    cmd = 'ansible all -c local --limit "%s" -m git -a "%s"' % (limit_opts, git_opts)
+    cmd = 'ansible all -c local -i "%s" --limit "%s" -m git -a "%s"' % (
+            inv_opts, limit_opts, git_opts
+            )
     rc = _run(cmd)
     if rc != 0:
         return rc
@@ -129,6 +134,8 @@ def main(args):
         return 1
 
     cmd = 'ansible-playbook -c local --limit "%s" %s' % (limit_opts, playbook)
+    if options.inventory:
+        cmd += ' -i "%s"' % options.inventory
     os.chdir(options.dest)
     rc = _run(cmd)
 
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/ansible-pull.1.asciidoc.in b/docs/man/man1/ansible-pull.1.asciidoc.in
index 4d3147d550..19ed537dea 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/ansible-pull.1.asciidoc.in
+++ b/docs/man/man1/ansible-pull.1.asciidoc.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ansible-pull - set up a remote copy of ansible on each managed node
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-ansible -d DEST -U URL [ -C CHECKOUT ]
+ansible -d DEST -U URL [ -C CHECKOUT ] [ -i INVENTORY ] [ <filename.yml> ]
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ ansible-pull runs would be an excellent way to gather and analyze
 remote logs from ansible-pull.
 
 
+OPTIONAL ARGUMENT
+-----------------
+
+*filename.yml*::
+
+The name of one the YAML format files to run as an ansible playbook.  This can
+be a relative path within the git checkout.  If not provided, ansible-pull
+will look for a playbook based on the host's fully-qualified domain name and
+finally a playbook named *local.yml*.
+
+
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
@@ -50,6 +61,14 @@ URL of git repository to clone.
 
 Branch/Tag/Commit to checkout.  Defaults to 'HEAD'.
 
+*-i* 'PATH', *--inventory=*'PATH'::
+
+The 'PATH' to the inventory hosts file.  This can be a relative path within
+the git checkout.
+
+*--purge*::
+
+Purge the git checkout after the playbook is run.
 
 
 AUTHOR