diff --git a/developers.markdown b/developers.markdown
index 9b92e0d..9348df5 100644
--- a/developers.markdown
+++ b/developers.markdown
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ license       = "MIT"
 
 SkipDirs = "SomeDir" ; ./SomeDir will not be installed
 SkipFiles = "file.txt,file2.txt" ; ./{file.txt, file2.txt} will not be installed
+SkipFiles = """
+  foo.txt
+  foo2.rst
+  foo3.md
+""" ; Listing the files on multiple lines also works.
 
 [Deps]
 Requires: "nimrod >= 0.9.2"
diff --git a/packageinfo.nim b/packageinfo.nim
index e42a55f..1d7812b 100644
--- a/packageinfo.nim
+++ b/packageinfo.nim
@@ -78,6 +78,23 @@ proc parseRequires(req: string): tuple[name: string, ver: PVersionRange] =
   except EParseVersion:
     quit("Unable to parse dependency version range: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg())
 
+proc multiSplit(s: string): seq[string] =
+  ## Returns ``s`` split by newline and comma characters.
+  ##
+  ## Before returning, all individual entries are stripped of whitespace and
+  ## also empty entries are purged from the list. If after all the cleanups are
+  ## done no entries are found in the list, the proc returns a sequence with
+  ## the original string as the only entry.
+  result = split(s, {char(0x0A), char(0x0D), ','})
+  map(result, proc(x: var string) = x = x.strip())
+  for i in countdown(result.len()-1, 0):
+    if len(result[i]) < 1:
+      result.del(i)
+  # Huh, nothing to return? Return given input.
+  if len(result) < 1:
+    return @[s]
+
+
 proc readPackageInfo*(path: string): TPackageInfo =
   result = initPackageInfo()
   result.mypath = path
@@ -104,19 +121,19 @@ proc readPackageInfo*(path: string): TPackageInfo =
           of "license": result.license = ev.value
           of "srcdir": result.srcDir = ev.value
           of "skipdirs":
-            result.skipDirs.add(ev.value.split(','))
+            result.skipDirs.add(ev.value.multiSplit)
           of "skipfiles":
-            result.skipFiles.add(ev.value.split(','))
+            result.skipFiles.add(ev.value.multiSplit)
           of "skipext":
-            result.skipExt.add(ev.value.split(','))
+            result.skipExt.add(ev.value.multiSplit)
           of "installdirs":
-            result.installDirs.add(ev.value.split(','))
+            result.installDirs.add(ev.value.multiSplit)
           of "installfiles":
-            result.installFiles.add(ev.value.split(','))
+            result.installFiles.add(ev.value.multiSplit)
           of "installext":
-            result.installExt.add(ev.value.split(','))
+            result.installExt.add(ev.value.multiSplit)
           of "bin":
-            for i in ev.value.split(','):
+            for i in ev.value.multiSplit:
               result.bin.add(i.addFileExt(ExeExt))
           of "backend":
             result.backend = ev.value.toLower()
@@ -127,7 +144,7 @@ proc readPackageInfo*(path: string): TPackageInfo =
         of "deps", "dependencies":
           case ev.key.normalize
           of "requires":
-            for v in ev.value.split(','):
+            for v in ev.value.multiSplit:
               result.requires.add(parseRequires(v.strip))
           else:
             quit("Invalid field: " & ev.key, QuitFailure)
diff --git a/readme.markdown b/readme.markdown
index 4bfb2e8..c047c45 100644
--- a/readme.markdown
+++ b/readme.markdown
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ packages is stored in a JSON file which is freely accessible in the
 This JSON file provides babel with the required Git URL to clone the package
 and install it. Installation and build instructions are contained inside a
 ini-style file with the ``.babel`` file extension. The babel file shares the
-package's name. 
+package's name.
 
 ## Contribution