diff --git a/circup/backends.py b/circup/backends.py
index cba33fa..0fc8502 100644
--- a/circup/backends.py
+++ b/circup/backends.py
@@ -950,7 +950,10 @@ class DiskBackend(Backend):
             # Copy the directory.
             shutil.copytree(source_path, target_path)
         else:
-            target = os.path.basename(source_path)
+            if "target_name" in metadata:
+                target = metadata["target_name"]
+            else:
+                target = os.path.basename(source_path)
             target_path = os.path.join(location, target)
             # Copy file.
             shutil.copyfile(source_path, target_path)
diff --git a/circup/command_utils.py b/circup/command_utils.py
index 00f162e..fafb66f 100644
--- a/circup/command_utils.py
+++ b/circup/command_utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Functions called from commands in order to provide behaviors and return informat
 import ctypes
 import glob
 import os
+import pickle
 
 from subprocess import check_output
 import sys
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ def completion_for_example(ctx, param, incomplete):
     Returns the list of available modules for the command line tab-completion
     with the ``circup example`` command.
     """
+
     # pylint: disable=unused-argument, consider-iterating-dictionary
     available_examples = get_bundle_examples(get_bundles_list(), avoid_download=True)
 
@@ -319,14 +321,22 @@ def get_bundle_examples(bundles_list, avoid_download=False):
     :return: A dictionary of metadata about the examples available in the
              library bundle.
     """
-    # pylint: disable=too-many-nested-blocks
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-nested-blocks,too-many-locals
     all_the_examples = dict()
+    bundle_examples = dict()
 
     try:
         for bundle in bundles_list:
             if not avoid_download or not os.path.isdir(bundle.lib_dir("py")):
                 ensure_latest_bundle(bundle)
             path = bundle.examples_dir("py")
+            meta_saved = os.path.join(path, "../bundle_examples.pickle")
+            if os.path.exists(meta_saved):
+                with open(meta_saved, "rb") as f:
+                    bundle_examples = pickle.load(f)
+                all_the_examples.update(bundle_examples)
+                bundle_examples.clear()
+                continue
             path_examples = _get_modules_file(path, logger)
             for lib_name, lib_metadata in path_examples.items():
                 for _dir_level in os.walk(lib_metadata["path"]):
@@ -337,7 +347,11 @@ def get_bundle_examples(bundles_list, avoid_download=False):
                         if _dirs[-1] == "":
                             _dirs.pop(-1)
                         slug = f"{os.path.sep}".join(_dirs + [_file.replace(".py", "")])
+                        bundle_examples[slug] = os.path.join(_dir_level[0], _file)
                         all_the_examples[slug] = os.path.join(_dir_level[0], _file)
+            with open(meta_saved, "wb") as f:
+                pickle.dump(bundle_examples, f)
+            bundle_examples.clear()
 
     except NotADirectoryError:
         # Bundle does not have new style examples directory
diff --git a/circup/commands.py b/circup/commands.py
index db17c15..6384a5f 100644
--- a/circup/commands.py
+++ b/circup/commands.py
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ def main(  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
             else (cpy_version, board_id)
         )
         click.echo(
-            "Found device at {}, running CircuitPython {}.".format(
-                device_path, cpy_version
+            "Found device {} at {}, running CircuitPython {}.".format(
+                board_id, device_path, cpy_version
             )
         )
     try:
@@ -406,31 +406,55 @@ def install(
 
 @main.command()
 @click.option("--overwrite", is_flag=True, help="Overwrite the file if it exists.")
+@click.option("--list", "-ls", "op_list", is_flag=True, help="List available examples.")
+@click.option("--rename", is_flag=True, help="Install the example as code.py.")
 @click.argument(
-    "examples", required=True, nargs=-1, shell_complete=completion_for_example
+    "examples", required=False, nargs=-1, shell_complete=completion_for_example
 )
 @click.pass_context
-def example(ctx, examples, overwrite):
+def example(ctx, examples, op_list, rename, overwrite):
     """
     Copy named example(s) from a bundle onto the device. Multiple examples
     can be installed at once by providing more than one example name, each
     separated by a space.
     """
 
+    if op_list:
+        if examples:
+            click.echo("\n".join(completion_for_example(ctx, "", examples)))
+        else:
+            click.echo("Available example libraries:")
+            available_examples = get_bundle_examples(
+                get_bundles_list(), avoid_download=True
+            )
+            lib_names = {
+                str(key.split(os.path.sep)[0]): value
+                for key, value in available_examples.items()
+            }
+            click.echo("\n".join(sorted(lib_names.keys())))
+        return
+
     for example_arg in examples:
         available_examples = get_bundle_examples(
             get_bundles_list(), avoid_download=True
         )
         if example_arg in available_examples:
             filename = available_examples[example_arg].split(os.path.sep)[-1]
+            install_metadata = {"path": available_examples[example_arg]}
+
+            # check of we are dealing with a file that needs to be pushed as code.py
+            # or a directory that needs to be copied raw
+            filename = available_examples[example_arg].split(os.path.sep)[-1]
+            if rename:
+                if os.path.isfile(available_examples[example_arg]):
+                    filename = "code.py"
+                    install_metadata["target_name"] = filename
 
             if overwrite or not ctx.obj["backend"].file_exists(filename):
                 click.echo(
                     f"{'Copying' if not overwrite else 'Overwriting'}: {filename}"
                 )
-                ctx.obj["backend"].install_module_py(
-                    {"path": available_examples[example_arg]}, location=""
-                )
+                ctx.obj["backend"].install_module_py(install_metadata, location="")
             else:
                 click.secho(
                     f"File: {filename} already exists. Use --overwrite if you wish to replace it.",