diff --git a/bin/aur.sh b/bin/aur.sh
index 1ccbd40..c9131ef 100755
--- a/bin/aur.sh
+++ b/bin/aur.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ ADD_UPDATES=false
 RECURSE_DEPS=false
 NEED_COWER=false
 LIST_ONLY=false
+EXCLUDE=
+ASDEPS=true
 
 add_makepkg_arg() {
   makepkg_args=("${makepkg_args[@]}" "$1")
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ process_arg() {
     case "$_next_arg" in
       --aur-host)
         AUR_HOST="$cx";;
+      --exclude)
+        EXCLUDE=",$cx";;
     esac
     _next_arg=
     continue
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ process_arg() {
       DL_ONLY=true;;
     --ask)
       ASK=true;;
-    --aur-host) # need more args
+    --aur-host|--exclude) # need more args
       _next_arg="$cx";;
     -u|--update)
       [ -n "$MODE" ] && throw 255 "Can only use one flag from the 'aur.sh command' category"
@@ -96,6 +100,9 @@ process_arg() {
       echo "  --old-aur     Use the old (non-git) AUR methods"
       echo "  --ask         Ask before installing packages (removes --noconfirm)"
       echo "  --clean       Clean up leaftover temporary files (of failed builds) and exit"
+      echo "  --exclude <pkgs>"
+      echo "                Exclude packages from -u"
+      echo "  --asexplicit  Don't pass --asdeps to makepkg"
       echo
       echo "Useful makepkg options:"
       echo "  -i            Install package after building it"
@@ -118,8 +125,10 @@ process_arg() {
       done
       color 35 echo "Cleaned leftover temporary files."
       exit 0;;
+    --asexplicit)
+      ASDEPS=false;;
     # Makepkg args
-    --pkg|--key|--config) # These take an additional value
+    --pkg|--key|--config|-p) # These take an additional value
       _proxy_args=1
       add_makepkg_arg "$cx";;
     -*)
@@ -143,6 +152,7 @@ for cx in "$@"; do
   esac
 done
 
+
 # Cower Detection
 USE_COWER=false
 
@@ -203,11 +213,19 @@ if $ADD_UPDATES; then
     packages=("${packages[@]}" "`echo $update | cut -d' ' -f2`")
   done
   IFS="$OFS"
+
+  msg "[AUR] Updates available for: ${packages[*]}"
+
+  if [ -n "$EXCLUDE" -o -n "$AURSH_IGNORE_UPDATES" ]; then
+    packages=(`echo ${packages[@]} | sed -re "s/$(echo $EXCLUDE $AURSH_IGNORE_UPDATES | sed -e 's/[ ,]/|/g')//g"`)
+  fi
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$packages" ]; then
   warn "[AUR] Nothing to do."
   exit 0
+else
+  msg "[AUR] Package set: ${packages[*]}"
 fi
 
 # Figure out build directory
@@ -217,7 +235,7 @@ if ! $DL_ONLY && ! $LIST_ONLY; then
   test -d "$build" || mkdir -p "$build" || throw 1 "Couldn't create build directory"
 
   clean_exit() {
-    rm "$build/aur.sh.running"
+    rm "$build/aur.sh.running" 2>/dev/null || true
     exit ${1-0}
   }
   trap clean_exit TERM
@@ -234,6 +252,10 @@ if ! $DL_ONLY && ! $LIST_ONLY; then
 
     add_makepkg_arg "--noconfirm"
   fi
+
+  $ASDEPS && add_makepkg_arg "--asdeps"
+
+  msg "[AUR] Makepkg args: ${makepkg_args[*]}"
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/dotfiles/makepkg.conf b/dotfiles/makepkg.conf
index dd91744..5918d5e 100644
--- a/dotfiles/makepkg.conf
+++ b/dotfiles/makepkg.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CFLAGS="`fix_march $CFLAGS`"
 CXXFLAGS="`fix_march $CXXFLAGS`"
 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 
-MAKEFLAGS="-j`grep "cpu cores" /proc/cpuinfo | cut -d: -f2`"
+MAKEFLAGS="-j`nproc`"
 
 # Store stuff
 source "$DOTFILES/etc/aur.conf"
diff --git a/etc/aur.conf b/etc/aur.conf
index 311e27a..e6a2c9c 100644
--- a/etc/aur.conf
+++ b/etc/aur.conf
@@ -5,17 +5,25 @@ AURDIR="$HOME/aur"
 AURDEST="$AURDIR/Pkgbuilds"
 PKGDEST="$AURDIR/Packages"
 SRCDEST="$AURDIR/Source"
+ABSDEST="$AURDIR/ABS"
+GNUPGHOME="$AURDIR/gnupg"
 
+# Local options
+test -e "$DOTFILES/etc/aur.conf.local" &&
+    source "$DOTFILES/etc/aur.conf.local"
+
+# Create directories
 test -d "$AURDEST" || mkdir -p "$AURDEST" || exit 1
 test -d "$PKGDEST" || mkdir -p "$PKGDEST" || exit 1
 test -d "$SRCDEST" || mkdir -p "$SRCDEST" || exit 1
 
 # GnuPG Signatures
-export GNUPGHOME="$AURDIR/gnupg"
+export GNUPGHOME
 
 test -d "$GNUPGHOME" || mkdir -p "$GNUPGHOME" && chmod go-w "$GNUPGHOME" || exit 1
 
 if ! test -e "$GNUPGHOME/gpg.conf"; then
+    echo "[AUR] Initializing GnuPG keyring in $GNUPGHOME"
     cat >"$GNUPGHOME/gpg.conf" <<EOF
 no-greeting
 keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net
@@ -34,7 +42,6 @@ fi
 
 # ABS
 if which asp >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    ABSDEST="$AURDIR/ABS"
     export ASPROOT="$ABSDEST/.asp"
 
     test -d "$ABSDEST" || mkdir -p "$ABSDEST" || exit 1
diff --git a/git/config b/git/config
index fd80f44..6cf931d 100644
--- a/git/config
+++ b/git/config
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@
 [url "git@github.com:"]
 	insteadOf = git://github.com/
 	insteadOf = https://github.com/
+
+[url "https://aur.archlinux.org/"]
+    insteadOf = https://aur4.archlinux.org/