diff --git a/cmd/app/cmd.go b/cmd/app/cmd.go
index f07c9d32..fd47e53f 100644
--- a/cmd/app/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/app/cmd.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type cmdFlags struct {
 	markdownFmt                  bool
 	ghOAuthToken                 string
 	dryRun                       bool
+	resolve                      bool
 	clientMetering               bool
 	hugo                         bool
 	hugoPrettyUrls               bool
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ func (flags *cmdFlags) Configure(command *cobra.Command) {
 		"Applies formatting rules to source markdown.")
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&flags.dryRun, "dry-run", false,
 		"Runs the command end-to-end but instead of writing files, it will output the proejcted file/folder hierarchy to the standard output and statistics for the processing of each file.")
+	command.Flags().BoolVar(&flags.resolve, "resolve", false,
+		"Resolves the documentation structure and prints it to the standard output. The resolution expands nodeSelector constructs into node hierarchies.")
 	command.Flags().IntVar(&flags.minWorkersCount, "min-workers", 10,
 		"Minimum number of parallel workers.")
 	command.Flags().IntVar(&flags.maxWorkersCount, "max-workers", 25,
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ func NewOptions(f *cmdFlags) *Options {
 		GitHubTokens:                 tokens,
 		Metering:                     metering,
 		DryRunWriter:                 dryRunWriter,
+		Resolve:                      f.resolve,
 		Hugo:                         hugoOptions,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/app/factory.go b/cmd/app/factory.go
index df3fe317..1b441cf4 100644
--- a/cmd/app/factory.go
+++ b/cmd/app/factory.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	GitHubTokens                 map[string]string
 	Metering                     *Metering
 	DryRunWriter                 io.Writer
+	Resolve                      bool
 	Hugo                         *hugo.Options
 }
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ func NewReactor(ctx context.Context, options *Options) *reactor.Reactor {
 		Processor:                    nil,
 		ResourceHandlers:             initResourceHanlders(ctx, options),
 		DryRunWriter:                 dryRunWriters,
+		Resolve:                      options.Resolve,
 	}
 	if options.DryRunWriter != nil {
 		o.Writer = dryRunWriters.GetWriter(options.DestinationPath)
diff --git a/pkg/reactor/content_processor.go b/pkg/reactor/content_processor.go
index 84ff593c..3d2661c3 100644
--- a/pkg/reactor/content_processor.go
+++ b/pkg/reactor/content_processor.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (c *NodeContentProcessor) reconcileMDLinks(ctx context.Context, docNode *ap
 		}
 		if docNode != nil {
 			if _destination != string(destination) {
-				recordLinkStats(docNode, "Links", fmt.Sprintf("%s -> %s", _destination, string(destination)))
+				recordLinkStats(docNode, "Links", fmt.Sprintf("%s -> %s", string(destination), _destination))
 			} else {
 				recordLinkStats(docNode, "Links", "")
 			}
@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ func (c *NodeContentProcessor) reconcileHTMLLinks(ctx context.Context, docNode *
 			}
 			destination, _, _, download, err := c.resolveLink(ctx, docNode, url, contentSourcePath)
 			klog.V(6).Infof("[%s] %s -> %s\n", contentSourcePath, url, destination)
+			if docNode != nil {
+				if url != destination {
+					recordLinkStats(docNode, "Links", fmt.Sprintf("%s -> %s", url, destination))
+				} else {
+					recordLinkStats(docNode, "Links", "")
+				}
+			}
 			if download != nil {
 				c.schedule(ctx, download, contentSourcePath)
 			}
@@ -206,12 +213,12 @@ func (c *NodeContentProcessor) resolveLink(ctx context.Context, node *api.Node,
 	}
 	_a := absLink
 
-	recolvedLD := c.localityDomain
+	resolvedLD := c.localityDomain
 	if node != nil {
-		recolvedLD = resolveLocalityDomain(node, c.localityDomain)
+		resolvedLD = resolveLocalityDomain(node, c.localityDomain)
 	}
-	if recolvedLD != nil {
-		absLink, inLD = recolvedLD.MatchPathInLocality(absLink, c.ResourceHandlers)
+	if resolvedLD != nil {
+		absLink, inLD = resolvedLD.MatchPathInLocality(absLink, c.ResourceHandlers)
 	}
 	if _a != absLink {
 		klog.V(6).Infof("[%s] Link converted %s -> %s\n", contentSourcePath, _a, absLink)
@@ -239,7 +246,7 @@ func (c *NodeContentProcessor) resolveLink(ctx context.Context, node *api.Node,
 	// and if applicable their destination is updated as relative
 	// path to predefined location for resources
 	if absLink != "" && inLD {
-		resourceName := c.generateResourceName(absLink, recolvedLD)
+		resourceName := c.generateResourceName(absLink, resolvedLD)
 		_d := destination
 		destination = buildDestination(node, resourceName, c.resourcesRoot)
 		if _d != destination {
diff --git a/pkg/reactor/reactor.go b/pkg/reactor/reactor.go
index c79fbd6a..c97d8bee 100644
--- a/pkg/reactor/reactor.go
+++ b/pkg/reactor/reactor.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	Writer                 writers.Writer
 	ResourceHandlers       []resourcehandlers.ResourceHandler
 	DryRunWriter           writers.DryRunWriter
+	Resolve                bool
 }
 
 // NewReactor creates a Reactor from Options
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ func NewReactor(o *Options) *Reactor {
 		DocController:      docController,
 		DownloadController: downloadController,
 		DryRunWriter:       o.DryRunWriter,
+		Resolve:            o.Resolve,
 	}
 	return r
 }
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ type Reactor struct {
 	DocController      DocumentController
 	DownloadController DownloadController
 	DryRunWriter       writers.DryRunWriter
+	Resolve            bool
 }
 
 // Run starts build operation on docStruct
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ func (r *Reactor) Run(ctx context.Context, docStruct *api.Documentation, dryRun
 		err error
 		ld  *localityDomain
 	)
-	if err := r.Resolve(ctx, docStruct.Root); err != nil {
+	if err := r.ResolveStructure(ctx, docStruct.Root); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -81,12 +84,11 @@ func (r *Reactor) Run(ctx context.Context, docStruct *api.Documentation, dryRun
 		}
 	}
 
-	if dryRun {
+	if r.Resolve {
 		s, err := api.Serialize(docStruct)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		// TODO: either reuse dry run's wrapped writer or build different command for that
 		os.Stdout.Write([]byte(s))
 		os.Stdout.Write([]byte("\n\n"))
 	}
@@ -106,12 +108,12 @@ func (r *Reactor) Run(ctx context.Context, docStruct *api.Documentation, dryRun
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Resolve builds the subnodes hierarchy of a node based on the natural nodes
+// ResolveStructure builds the subnodes hierarchy of a node based on the natural nodes
 // hierarchy and on rules such as those in NodeSelector.
 // The node hierarchy is resolved by an appropriate handler selected based
 // on the NodeSelector path URI
 // The resulting model is the actual flight plan for replicating resources.
-func (r *Reactor) Resolve(ctx context.Context, node *api.Node) error {
+func (r *Reactor) ResolveStructure(ctx context.Context, node *api.Node) error {
 	node.SetParentsDownwards()
 	if node.NodeSelector != nil {
 		var handler resourcehandlers.ResourceHandler
@@ -121,10 +123,12 @@ func (r *Reactor) Resolve(ctx context.Context, node *api.Node) error {
 		if err := handler.ResolveNodeSelector(ctx, node); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// remove node selctors after resolution
+		node.NodeSelector = nil
 	}
 	if len(node.Nodes) > 0 {
 		for _, n := range node.Nodes {
-			if err := r.Resolve(ctx, n); err != nil {
+			if err := r.ResolveStructure(ctx, n); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/writers/dryRunWriter.go b/pkg/writers/dryRunWriter.go
index 6e37022b..265bc58b 100644
--- a/pkg/writers/dryRunWriter.go
+++ b/pkg/writers/dryRunWriter.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -67,12 +68,20 @@ func (d *dryRunWriter) GetWriter(root string) Writer {
 }
 
 func (w *writer) Write(name, path string, docBlob []byte, node *api.Node) error {
-	if len(docBlob) > 0 && node != nil && !strings.HasSuffix(name, ".md") {
-		name = fmt.Sprintf("%s.md", name)
+	var stats []*api.Stat
+	if len(docBlob) > 0 && node != nil {
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(name, ".md") {
+			name = fmt.Sprintf("%s.md", name)
+		}
+		stats = node.GetStats()
 	}
+	root := filepath.Clean(w.root)
+	path = filepath.Clean(path)
+	filePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", root, path, name)
+	filePath = filepath.Clean(filePath)
 	f := &file{
-		path:  fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", w.root, path, name),
-		stats: node.GetStats(),
+		path:  filePath,
+		stats: stats,
 	}
 	*w.files = append(*w.files, f)
 	return nil
@@ -107,6 +116,7 @@ func format(files []*file, b *bytes.Buffer) {
 	all := []string{}
 	for _, f := range files {
 		p := f.path
+		p = filepath.Clean(p)
 		dd := strings.Split(p, "/")
 		indent := 0
 		for i, s := range dd {
@@ -119,6 +129,9 @@ func format(files []*file, b *bytes.Buffer) {
 			if !any(all, _p) {
 				all = append(all, _p)
 				b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n", s))
+				if i < len(dd)-1 {
+					b.Write(bytes.Repeat([]byte("  "), i))
+				}
 				for _, st := range f.stats {
 					b.Write([]byte("  "))
 					b.Write(bytes.Repeat([]byte("  "), indent))
diff --git a/pkg/writers/dryRunWriter_test.go b/pkg/writers/dryRunWriter_test.go
index f785e5ea..ae16a5a4 100644
--- a/pkg/writers/dryRunWriter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/writers/dryRunWriter_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package writers
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ func TestFormat(t *testing.T) {
 		err   error
 	)
 	in := []string{
-		"dev/doc",
+		"dev/__resources/015ec383-3c1b-487b-acff-4d7f4f8a1b14.png",
+		"dev/__resources/173a7246-e1d5-40d5-b981-8cff293e177a.png",
 		"dev/doc/aws_provider.md",
 		"dev/doc/gardener",
 		"dev/doc/gardener/_index.md",
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ func TestFormat(t *testing.T) {
 		"dev/doc/gardener/usage/control_plane_migration.md",
 	}
 	out := `dev
+  __resources
+    015ec383-3c1b-487b-acff-4d7f4f8a1b14.png
+    173a7246-e1d5-40d5-b981-8cff293e177a.png
   doc
     aws_provider.md
     gardener
@@ -63,10 +68,12 @@ func TestFormat(t *testing.T) {
 			path: p,
 		})
 	}
+
 	format(files, &b)
 
 	if bytes, err = ioutil.ReadAll(&b); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err.Error())
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, out, string(bytes))
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n", string(bytes))
 }