diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb74875..ed582a8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,15 +89,15 @@ Examples:
    Execute all the `lint` commands in parallel and after all the commands are finished execute
    the `watch` commands in parallel.
 
-### 5. Skip a command
+### 4. Skip a command
 To _comment out_ a command prepend a dash (`-`) to the command.
 
-In the example below, the first `tsc` command will be skipped while the `tsc --force --verbose` command will be executed:
+In the example below, the first `tsc` command will be skipped while the `tsc --verbose` command will be executed:
  ```json
 "runScriptsConfig": {
    "compile": [
       "- tsc",
-      "tsc --force --verbose",
+      "tsc --verbose",
       "lessc src/web-app/style.less build/web-app/style.css"
    ]
 }
diff --git a/dist/run-scripts.d.ts b/dist/run-scripts.d.ts
index b05fb08..c82020f 100644
--- a/dist/run-scripts.d.ts
+++ b/dist/run-scripts.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! run-scripts-util v1.2.0 ~~ https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util ~~ MIT License
+//! run-scripts-util v1.2.1 ~~ https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util ~~ MIT License
 
 export type Settings = {
     only: number | null;
diff --git a/dist/run-scripts.js b/dist/run-scripts.js
index 84d1f90..8801cae 100644
--- a/dist/run-scripts.js
+++ b/dist/run-scripts.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! run-scripts-util v1.2.0 ~~ https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util ~~ MIT License
+//! run-scripts-util v1.2.1 ~~ https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util ~~ MIT License
 
 import { spawn, spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const runScripts = {
         const logger = createLogger(settings);
         if (!Array.isArray(commands) || commands.some(command => typeof command !== 'string'))
             throw Error('[run-scripts-util] Cannot find commands: ' + group);
-        const execCommand = (command, step) => {
+        const execCommand = (step, command) => {
             const startTime = Date.now();
             if (!settings.quiet)
                 console.log();
@@ -31,8 +31,14 @@ const runScripts = {
                 throw Error(errorMessage() + '\nCommand: ' + command);
             logger(...logItems, chalk.green('done'), chalk.white(`(${Date.now() - startTime}ms)`));
         };
-        const active = (step) => settings.only === null || step === settings.only;
-        commands.forEach((command, index) => active(index + 1) && execCommand(command, index + 1));
+        const skip = (step, command) => {
+            const inactive = step === settings.only;
+            const commentedOut = command.startsWith('-');
+            if (commentedOut)
+                logger(chalk.yellow('skipping'), arrow, command);
+            return inactive || commentedOut;
+        };
+        commands.forEach((command, index) => !skip(index + 1, command) && execCommand(index + 1, command));
     },
     execParallel(group, options) {
         const defaults = {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d4ae781..a78918b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "run-scripts-util",
-   "version": "1.2.0",
+   "version": "1.2.1",
    "description": "Organize npm scripts into named groups of easy to manage commands (CLI tool designed for use in npm scripts)",
    "license": "MIT",
    "type": "module",