diff --git a/core/builder.php b/core/builder.php
index 55cbe42..78e95cf 100644
--- a/core/builder.php
+++ b/core/builder.php
@@ -15,13 +15,19 @@
  * 	php builder/builder.php -gc
  * 		In addition to the -g flag features it will also generate CSS for each pattern. Resource instensive.
  * 	
+ * 	php builder.php -gp
+ * 		Generates only the patterns a site. Does NOT clean public/ when generating the site.
+ * 	
  * 	php builder.php -w
  * 		Generates the site like the -g flag and then watches for changes in the 'source' directories &
  * 		files. Will re-generate files if they've changed.
  * 	
  * 	php builder.php -wr
  * 		In addition to the -w flag features it will also automatically start the auto-reload server.
- *
+ * 	
+ * 	php builder.php -wp
+ * 		Similar to the -w flag but it only generates and then watches the patterns. Does NOT clean public/ when generating the site.
+ * 	
  * 	php builder.php -v
  * 		Prints out the current version of Pattern Lab.
  *
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ if (php_sapi_name() != 'cli') {
 }
 
 // grab the arguments from the command line
-$args = getopt("gwcrv");
+$args = getopt("gwcrvp");
 
 // load Pattern Lab's config, if first time set-up move files appropriately too
 $co     = new PatternLab\Configurer;
@@ -66,14 +72,22 @@ if (isset($args["v"])) {
 if (isset($args["g"]) || isset($args["w"])) {
 	
 	$g = new PatternLab\Generator($config);
-	$c = false;
+	
+	// set some default values
+	$enableCSS  = false;
+	$moveStatic = true;
 	
 	// check to see if CSS for patterns should be parsed & outputted
 	if (isset($args["c"]) && !isset($args["w"])) {
-		$c = true;
+		$enableCSS = true;
 	}
 	
-	$g->generate($c);
+	// check to see if we should just generate the patterns
+	if (isset($args["p"])) {
+		$moveStatic = false;
+	}
+	
+	$g->generate($enableCSS,$moveStatic);
 	
 	// have some fun
 	if (!isset($args["w"])) {
@@ -86,13 +100,15 @@ if (isset($args["g"]) || isset($args["w"])) {
 if (isset($args["w"])) {
 	
 	$w = new PatternLab\Watcher($config);
-	$a = false;
+	
+	// set some default values
+	$reload = false;
 	
 	if (isset($args["r"])) {
-		$a = true;
+		$reload = true;
 	}
 	
-	$w->watch($a);
+	$w->watch($reload,$moveStatic);
 	
 }
 
@@ -105,12 +121,16 @@ if (!isset($args["g"]) && !isset($args["w"]) && !isset($args["v"])) {
 	print "    Iterates over the 'source' directories & files and generates the entire site a single time.\n";
 	print "    It also cleans the 'public' directory.\n\n";
 	print "  php ".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]." -gc\n";
-	print "    In addition to the -g flag features it will also generate CSS for each pattern. Resource instensive.\n\n";
+	print "    In addition to the -g flag features it will also generate CSS for each pattern. Resource intensive.\n\n";
+	print "  php ".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]." -gp\n";
+	print "    Generates only the patterns a site. Does NOT clean public/ when generating the site.\n\n";
 	print "  php ".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]." -w\n";
 	print "    Generates the site like the -g flag and then watches for changes in the 'source' directories &\n";
 	print "    files. Will re-generate files if they've changed.\n\n";
 	print "  php ".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]." -wr\n";
 	print "    In addition to the -w flag features it will also automatically start the auto-reload server.\n\n";
+	print "  php ".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]." -wp\n";
+	print "    Similar to the -w flag but it only generates and then watches the patterns. Does NOT clean public/ when generating the site.\n\n";
 	print "  php ".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]." -v\n";
 	print "    Prints out the current version of Pattern Lab.\n\n";
 	
diff --git a/core/lib/PatternLab/Generator.php b/core/lib/PatternLab/Generator.php
index 08e91ee..d79427d 100644
--- a/core/lib/PatternLab/Generator.php
+++ b/core/lib/PatternLab/Generator.php
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ class Generator extends Builder {
 	/**
 	* Pulls together a bunch of functions from builder.lib.php in an order that makes sense
 	* @param  {Boolean}       decide if CSS should be parsed and saved. performance hog.
+	* @param  {Boolean}       decide if static files like CSS and JS should be moved
 	*/
-	public function generate($enableCSS = false) {
+	public function generate($enableCSS = false, $moveStatic = true) {
 		
 		$timePL = true; // track how long it takes to generate a PL site
 		
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class Generator extends Builder {
 		$this->gatherPatternInfo();
 		
 		// clean the public directory to remove old files
-		if ($this->cleanPublic == "true") {
+		if (($this->cleanPublic == "true") && $moveStatic) {
 			$this->cleanPublic();
 		}
 		
@@ -83,29 +84,34 @@ class Generator extends Builder {
 			
 		}
 		
-		// iterate over all of the other files in the source directory
-		$objects = new \RecursiveIteratorIterator(new \RecursiveDirectoryIterator($this->sd."/"), \RecursiveIteratorIterator::SELF_FIRST);
-		
-		// make sure dots are skipped
-		$objects->setFlags(\FilesystemIterator::SKIP_DOTS);
-		
-		foreach($objects as $name => $object) {
+		// move all of the files unless pattern only is set
+		if ($moveStatic) {
 			
-			// clean-up the file name and make sure it's not one of the pattern lab files or to be ignored
-			$fileName = str_replace($this->sd.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR,"",$name);
-			if (($fileName[0] != "_") && (!in_array($object->getExtension(),$this->ie)) && (!in_array($object->getFilename(),$this->id))) {
+			// iterate over all of the other files in the source directory
+			$objects = new \RecursiveIteratorIterator(new \RecursiveDirectoryIterator($this->sd."/"), \RecursiveIteratorIterator::SELF_FIRST);
+			
+			// make sure dots are skipped
+			$objects->setFlags(\FilesystemIterator::SKIP_DOTS);
+			
+			foreach($objects as $name => $object) {
 				
-				// catch directories that have the ignored dir in their path
-				$ignoreDir = $this->ignoreDir($fileName);
-				
-				// check to see if it's a new directory
-				if (!$ignoreDir && $object->isDir() && !is_dir($this->pd."/".$fileName)) {
-					mkdir($this->pd."/".$fileName);
-				}
-				
-				// check to see if it's a new file or a file that has changed
-				if (!$ignoreDir && $object->isFile() && (!file_exists($this->pd."/".$fileName))) {
-					$this->moveStaticFile($fileName);
+				// clean-up the file name and make sure it's not one of the pattern lab files or to be ignored
+				$fileName = str_replace($this->sd.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR,"",$name);
+				if (($fileName[0] != "_") && (!in_array($object->getExtension(),$this->ie)) && (!in_array($object->getFilename(),$this->id))) {
+					
+					// catch directories that have the ignored dir in their path
+					$ignoreDir = $this->ignoreDir($fileName);
+					
+					// check to see if it's a new directory
+					if (!$ignoreDir && $object->isDir() && !is_dir($this->pd."/".$fileName)) {
+						mkdir($this->pd."/".$fileName);
+					}
+					
+					// check to see if it's a new file or a file that has changed
+					if (!$ignoreDir && $object->isFile() && (!file_exists($this->pd."/".$fileName))) {
+						$this->moveStaticFile($fileName);
+					}
+					
 				}
 				
 			}
diff --git a/core/lib/PatternLab/Watcher.php b/core/lib/PatternLab/Watcher.php
index df3ba0c..68a7f5e 100644
--- a/core/lib/PatternLab/Watcher.php
+++ b/core/lib/PatternLab/Watcher.php
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ class Watcher extends Builder {
 	
 	/**
 	* Watch the source/ directory for any changes to existing files. Will run forever if given the chance.
+	* @param  {Boolean}       decide if the reload server should be turned on
+	* @param  {Boolean}       decide if static files like CSS and JS should be moved
 	*/
-	public function watch($reload = false) {
+	public function watch($reload = false, $moveStatic = true) {
 		
 		// automatically start the auto-refresh tool
 		if ($reload) {
@@ -155,55 +157,60 @@ class Watcher extends Builder {
 			}
 			
 			// iterate over all of the other files in the source directory and move them if their modified time has changed
-			$objects = new \RecursiveIteratorIterator(new \RecursiveDirectoryIterator($this->sd."/"), \RecursiveIteratorIterator::SELF_FIRST);
-			
-			// make sure dots are skipped
-			$objects->setFlags(\FilesystemIterator::SKIP_DOTS);
-			
-			foreach($objects as $name => $object) {
+			if ($moveStatic) {
 				
-				// clean-up the file name and make sure it's not one of the pattern lab files or to be ignored
-				$fileName = str_replace($this->sd.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR,"",$name);
-				if (($fileName[0] != "_") && (!in_array($object->getExtension(),$this->ie)) && (!in_array($object->getFilename(),$this->id))) {
+				$objects = new \RecursiveIteratorIterator(new \RecursiveDirectoryIterator($this->sd."/"), \RecursiveIteratorIterator::SELF_FIRST);
+				
+				// make sure dots are skipped
+				$objects->setFlags(\FilesystemIterator::SKIP_DOTS);
+				
+				foreach($objects as $name => $object) {
 					
-					// catch directories that have the ignored dir in their path
-					$ignoreDir = $this->ignoreDir($fileName);
-					
-					// check to see if it's a new directory
-					if (!$ignoreDir && $object->isDir() && !isset($o->$fileName) && !is_dir($this->pd."/".$fileName)) {
-						mkdir($this->pd."/".$fileName);
-						$o->$fileName = "dir created"; // placeholder
-						print $fileName."/ directory was created...\n";
-					}
-					
-					// check to see if it's a new file or a file that has changed
-					if (file_exists($name)) {
+					// clean-up the file name and make sure it's not one of the pattern lab files or to be ignored
+					$fileName = str_replace($this->sd.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR,"",$name);
+					if (($fileName[0] != "_") && (!in_array($object->getExtension(),$this->ie)) && (!in_array($object->getFilename(),$this->id))) {
 						
-						$mt = $object->getMTime();
-						if (!$ignoreDir && $object->isFile() && !isset($o->$fileName) && !file_exists($this->pd."/".$fileName)) {
-							$o->$fileName = $mt;
-							$this->moveStaticFile($fileName,"added");
-							if ($object->getExtension() == "css") {
-								$this->updateSite($fileName,"changed",0); // make sure the site is updated for MQ reasons
-							}
-						} else if (!$ignoreDir && $object->isFile() && isset($o->$fileName) && ($o->$fileName != $mt)) {
-							$o->$fileName = $mt;
-							$this->moveStaticFile($fileName,"changed");
-							if ($object->getExtension() == "css") {
-								$this->updateSite($fileName,"changed",0); // make sure the site is updated for MQ reasons
-							}
-						} else if (!isset($o->fileName)) {
-							$o->$fileName = $mt;
+						// catch directories that have the ignored dir in their path
+						$ignoreDir = $this->ignoreDir($fileName);
+						
+						// check to see if it's a new directory
+						if (!$ignoreDir && $object->isDir() && !isset($o->$fileName) && !is_dir($this->pd."/".$fileName)) {
+							mkdir($this->pd."/".$fileName);
+							$o->$fileName = "dir created"; // placeholder
+							print $fileName."/ directory was created...\n";
+						}
+						
+						// check to see if it's a new file or a file that has changed
+						if (file_exists($name)) {
+							
+							$mt = $object->getMTime();
+							if (!$ignoreDir && $object->isFile() && !isset($o->$fileName) && !file_exists($this->pd."/".$fileName)) {
+								$o->$fileName = $mt;
+								$this->moveStaticFile($fileName,"added");
+								if ($object->getExtension() == "css") {
+									$this->updateSite($fileName,"changed",0); // make sure the site is updated for MQ reasons
+								}
+							} else if (!$ignoreDir && $object->isFile() && isset($o->$fileName) && ($o->$fileName != $mt)) {
+								$o->$fileName = $mt;
+								$this->moveStaticFile($fileName,"changed");
+								if ($object->getExtension() == "css") {
+									$this->updateSite($fileName,"changed",0); // make sure the site is updated for MQ reasons
+								}
+							} else if (!isset($o->fileName)) {
+								$o->$fileName = $mt;
+							}
+							
+						} else {
+							unset($o->$fileName);
 						}
 						
-					} else {
-						unset($o->$fileName);
 					}
 					
 				}
 				
 			}
 			
+			
 			$c = true;
 			
 			// taking out the garbage. basically killing mustache after each run.