diff --git a/lib/roken/getarg.c b/lib/roken/getarg.c
index 3f4317170..a2af9f53c 100644
--- a/lib/roken/getarg.c
+++ b/lib/roken/getarg.c
@@ -91,12 +91,16 @@ arg_printusage (struct getargs *args,
 	    len += 2 + strlen(args[i].long_name);
 	    len += print_arg (1, &args[i]);
 	    putc (']', stderr);
+	    if(args[i].type == arg_strings)
+		fprintf (stderr, "...");
 	}
 	if (args[i].short_name) {
 	    len += 2;
 	    fprintf (stderr, " [-%c", args[i].short_name);
 	    len += print_arg (0, &args[i]);
 	    putc (']', stderr);
+	    if(args[i].type == arg_strings)
+		fprintf (stderr, "...");
 	}
 	if (args[i].long_name && args[i].short_name)
 	    len += 4;
@@ -136,6 +140,14 @@ arg_printusage (struct getargs *args,
     }
 }
 
+static void
+add_string(getarg_strings *s, char *value)
+{
+    s->strings = realloc(s->strings, (s->num_strings + 1) * sizeof(*s->strings));
+    s->strings[s->num_strings] = value;
+    s->num_strings++;
+}
+
 static int
 arg_match_long(struct getargs *args, size_t num_args,
 	       char *argv)
@@ -206,6 +218,11 @@ arg_match_long(struct getargs *args, size_t num_args,
 	*(char**)current->value = optarg + 1;
 	return 0;
     }
+    case arg_strings:
+    {
+	add_string((getarg_strings*)current->value, optarg + 1);
+	return 0;
+    }
     case arg_flag:
     {
 	int *flag = current->value;
@@ -279,6 +296,9 @@ getarg(struct getargs *args, size_t num_args,
 			}else if(args[k].type == arg_string){
 			    *(char**)args[k].value = optarg;
 			    goto out;
+			}else if(args[k].type == arg_strings){
+			    add_string((getarg_strings*)args[k].value, optarg);
+			    goto out;
 			}
 			return ARG_ERR_BAD_ARG;
 		    }
diff --git a/lib/roken/getarg.h b/lib/roken/getarg.h
index 2f5ddc6b1..de144d70f 100644
--- a/lib/roken/getarg.h
+++ b/lib/roken/getarg.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 struct getargs{
     const char *long_name;
     char short_name;
-    enum { arg_integer, arg_string, arg_flag, arg_negative_flag } type;
+    enum { arg_integer, arg_string, arg_flag, arg_negative_flag, arg_strings } type;
     void *value;
     const char *help;
     const char *arg_help;
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ enum {
     ARG_ERR_NO_ARG
 };
 
+typedef struct getarg_strings {
+    int num_strings;
+    char **strings;
+} getarg_strings;
+
 int getarg(struct getargs *args, size_t num_args, 
 	   int argc, char **argv, int *optind);