diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd89d84..22e3fcf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ Key mappings can either be a string, or a table of strings if you want multiple
 }
 ```
 
+## Commands
+```viml
+" Toggle Triptych
+:Triptych
+
+" Open Triptych at specific directory
+:Triptych ~/Documents
+```
+
 ## LSP Integration
 
 If you have [antosha417/nvim-lsp-file-operations](https://github.com/antosha417/nvim-lsp-file-operations) installed, performing
diff --git a/lua/triptych/init.lua b/lua/triptych/init.lua
index 121163b..38b2e0a 100644
--- a/lua/triptych/init.lua
+++ b/lua/triptych/init.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ end
 ---@param dir? string Path of directory to open. If omitted will be the directory containing the current buffer
 ---@return fun()|nil
 local function toggle_triptych(dir)
-  if dir and not vim.fn.isdirectory(dir) then
+  if dir and vim.fn.isdirectory(dir) == 0 then
     return warn(tostring(dir) .. ' is not a directory')
   end
 
@@ -157,9 +157,19 @@ local function setup(user_config)
 
   vim.g.triptych_is_open = false
 
-  vim.api.nvim_create_user_command('Triptych', function()
-    toggle_triptych()
-  end, {})
+  vim.api.nvim_create_user_command('Triptych', function(opts)
+      if opts.args == "" then
+        toggle_triptych()
+      else
+        local path = vim.fn.expand(opts.args)
+
+        toggle_triptych(path)
+      end
+    end,
+    {
+      nargs = '?',
+      complete = 'dir',
+    })
 
   vim.g.triptych_config = require('triptych.config').create_merged_config(user_config or {})
 end
diff --git a/lua/triptych/view.lua b/lua/triptych/view.lua
index 029e6b6..dd2fcc5 100644
--- a/lua/triptych/view.lua
+++ b/lua/triptych/view.lua
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@ end
 ---@param maybe_cursor_target_path string?
 ---@return nil
 function M.set_primary_and_parent_window_targets(State, target_dir, maybe_cursor_target_path)
+  if target_dir:len() > 1 and string.sub(target_dir, -1) == '/' then
+    target_dir = string.sub(target_dir, 1, target_dir:len() - 1)
+  end
   local config_options = vim.g.triptych_config.options
   local icons_enabled = config_options.file_icons.enabled