diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index fbee890..f8236b2 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -13,19 +13,23 @@ pub struct Config {
 	#[structopt(long, name = "OSVERSION", default_value = "1.0")]
 	pub osversion: String,
 
+	/// Optional skel directory to be copied after rootfs has been made
+	#[structopt(long, name = "SKEL", default_value = "")]
+	pub skel: PathBuf,
+
 	/// Verbose
 	#[structopt(short, long)]
 	pub verbose: bool,
 
 	/// Path to LDD
-	#[structopt(long, name = "LDD", default_value = "/usr/bin/ldd", parse(from_os_str))]
+	#[structopt(long, name = "LDD", default_value = "/usr/bin/ldd")]
 	pub ldd: PathBuf,
 
 	/// Directory for root filesystem
-	#[structopt(required = true, name = "DIR", parse(from_os_str))]
+	#[structopt(required = true, name = "DIR")]
 	pub root_dir: PathBuf,
 
 	/// Files to parse
-	#[structopt(required = true, name = "FILES", parse(from_os_str))]
+	#[structopt(required = true, name = "FILES")]
 	pub files: Vec<PathBuf>,
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 20a7810..fb9d6eb 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod config;
 mod dirs;
 mod error;
 mod files;
+mod skel;
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@ fn main() -> error::MkrootResult<()> {
 		)));
 	}
 
-	// cp skel
+	if config.skel != PathBuf::new() {
+		skel::copy(&config)?;
+	}
 
 	Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/skel.rs b/src/skel.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e3b88b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/skel.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+use std::fs::{copy as fscopy, create_dir, metadata, read_dir, set_permissions, Permissions};
+use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::error::*;
+
+pub fn copy(config: &Config) -> MkrootResult<()> {
+	if config.verbose {
+		println!(
+			"Copying skel {} to {}",
+			&config.skel.display(),
+			&config.root_dir.display()
+		);
+	}
+
+	copy_dir(&config.skel, &config.root_dir, config.verbose)
+}
+
+fn copy_dir(src: &PathBuf, dst: &PathBuf, verbose: bool) -> MkrootResult<()> {
+	match read_dir(&src) {
+		Ok(src_dir) => {
+			for entry in src_dir {
+				match entry {
+					Ok(entry_match) => {
+						let entry_path = entry_match.path();
+						let mut new_dst = PathBuf::from(&dst);
+						new_dst.push(&entry_match.file_name());
+
+						if entry_path.is_file() {
+							if verbose {
+								println!(
+									"Copying {} to {}",
+									&entry_path.display(),
+									&new_dst.display()
+								);
+
+								copy_file(&entry_path, &new_dst)?;
+							}
+						} else if entry_path.is_dir() {
+							let perms = get_perms(&entry_path)?;
+
+							if !new_dst.exists() {
+								if verbose {
+									println!("Creating directory {}", &new_dst.display());
+								}
+								mkdir(&new_dst)?;
+							} else if !new_dst.is_dir() {
+								return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
+									"Error: skel {} is a directory but target {} isn't",
+									&entry_path.display(),
+									&new_dst.display()
+								)));
+							}
+
+							if verbose {
+								println!(
+									"Setting permissions {:o} on {}",
+									&perms.mode(),
+									&new_dst.display()
+								);
+							}
+							set_perms(&new_dst, perms)?;
+
+							copy_dir(&entry_path, &new_dst, verbose)?;
+						}
+					}
+					Err(e) => {
+						return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
+							"Error getting directory entry in {}: {}",
+							&src.display(),
+							e
+						)))
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		Err(e) => {
+			return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
+				"Error opening directory {}: {}",
+				&src.display(),
+				e
+			)))
+		}
+	};
+
+	Ok(())
+}
+
+fn copy_file(src: &PathBuf, dst: &PathBuf) -> MkrootResult<()> {
+	if let Err(e) = fscopy(src, dst) {
+		return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
+			"Error copying file from {} to {}: {}",
+			src.display(),
+			dst.display(),
+			e
+		)));
+	}
+
+	Ok(())
+}
+
+
+fn get_perms(path: &PathBuf) -> MkrootResult<Permissions> {
+	match metadata(path) {
+		Ok(meta) => Ok(meta.permissions()),
+		Err(e) => Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
+			"Error retrieving metadata {}: {}",
+			path.display(),
+			e
+		))),
+	}
+}
+
+fn set_perms(path: &PathBuf, perms: Permissions) -> MkrootResult<()> {
+	if let Err(e) = set_permissions(path, perms) {
+		return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
+			"Error setting permissions {}: {}",
+			path.display(),
+			e
+		)));
+	}
+
+	Ok(())
+}
+
+fn mkdir(path: &PathBuf) -> MkrootResult<()> {
+	if let Err(e) = create_dir(path) {
+		return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
+			"Error creating directory {}: {}",
+			path.display(),
+			e
+		)));
+	}
+
+	Ok(())
+}