diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 48ad946..0060122 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ jiracli.egg-info/
 build
 AUTHORS
 ChangeLog
-.tox
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea
+installed_files.txt
+.tox
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 41c0ec0..0032d28 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ Installation
 
  * or directly from the extracted source::
 
-     python setup.py install
+     python setup.py install --record installed_files.txt
+
+Uninstallation
+==============
+
+ * cat installed_files.txt | xargs rm -rf
 
 Configuration
 =============
@@ -45,9 +50,10 @@ Try the help with::
 
 Example: create a new issue:
 ----------------------------
-The following command creates a new issue for the project PROJECT. Issue type is `Dev Bug`, labels are `abc` and `def` and components are `xxx` and `yyyy`::
+The following command creates a new issue for the project PROJECT. Issue type is `Dev Bug`, labels are `abc` and `def` and components are `xxx` and `yyyy`.
+A new addition is the `assignee` field where you can directly assign an issue.
 
-  ./jiracli  -c PROJECT "Dev Bug" "my test summary" "abc,def" "xxx,yyyy"
+  ./jiracli  -c PROJECT "Dev Bug" "my test summary" "abc,def" "xxx,yyyy" "assignee"
 
 
 Example: show a single issue:
diff --git a/jiracli/__init__.py b/jiracli/__init__.py
index 4b4a32b..e9857bf 100755
--- a/jiracli/__init__.py
+++ b/jiracli/__init__.py
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ def parse_args():
                         help='disable colorful output (default: %(default)s)')
     group_issue = parser.add_argument_group('issue')
     # create
-    group_issue.add_argument('-c', '--issue-create', nargs=5,
+    group_issue.add_argument('-c', '--issue-create', nargs=6,
                              metavar=('project-key', 'issue-type',
-                                      'summary', 'labels', 'components'),
+                                      'summary', 'labels', 'components', 'assignee'),
                              help='create a new issue. "labels" can be a '
                              'single label or a comma seperated list of '
                              'labels. "components" can be a comma seperated '
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ def main():
             'summary': args['issue_create'][2],
             'description': desc,
         }
+        assignee = '';
 
         if len(args['issue_create'][3]) > 0:
             issue_dict['labels'] = args['issue_create'][3].split(',')
@@ -608,10 +609,17 @@ def main():
             issue_dict['components'] = [
                 {'name': c} for c in args['issue_create'][4].split(',')]
 
+        if len(args['issue_create'][5]) > 0:
+            assignee = args['issue_create'][5]
+
         if args['issue_parent']:
             issue_dict['parent'] = {'id': args['issue_parent']}
 
         new_issue = jira_obj.create_issue(fields=issue_dict)
+
+        if len(assignee) > 0:
+            new_issue.update(assignee={'name': assignee})
+
         issue_list_print(jira_obj, [new_issue], True, True, False, False)
         sys.exit(0)