diff --git a/clite/commands.js b/clite/commands.js
index ab256d6..9054a61 100644
--- a/clite/commands.js
+++ b/clite/commands.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ clite.commands.load('ls',function(args,env,io) {
 	var long = false;
 	function help() {
 		io.write(`
+ls - list directory contents
 Usage: ls [OPTION] [FILE]
 
 Options:
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ Options:
 					long = true;
 					break;
 				default:
-					io.error('unknown argument: '+args[i]);
+					io.error('unknown argument: -'+args[i][j]);
 				}
 			}
 		}else if (args[i][0] == '/') {
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ clite.commands.load('cat',function(args,env,io) {
 
 	function help() {
 		io.write(`
+cat - concatenate files and print to std output or local file
 Usage: cat [OPTION] <FILE> [FILE]
 
 Options:
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ Options:
 					download = true;
 					break;
 				default:
-					io.error('unknown argument: '+args[i]);
+					io.error('unknown argument: -'+args[i][j]);
 				}
 			}
 		}else if (args[i][0] == '/') {
@@ -162,5 +164,57 @@ Options:
 	return null;
 });
 
+clite.commands.load('touch',function(args,env,io) {
+	var file = null;
+	function help() {
+		io.write(`
+touch - create a new empty file
+Usage: touch [OPTION] <FILE>
+
+Options:
+-?	Print this help information
+		`);
+	}
+
+	for (var i=1; i<args.length; i++) {
+		if (args[i][0] == '-') {
+			for (var j=1; j<args[i].length; j++) {
+				switch (args[i][j]) {
+				case '?':
+					help();
+					return 0;
+					break;
+				default:
+					io.error('unknown argument: -'+args[i][j]);
+				}
+			}
+		}else if (file == null) {
+			if (args[i][0] == '/') {
+				file = args[i];
+			}else{
+				file = clite.lib.resolvePath(args[i],false);
+			}
+		}else{
+			io.error('unknown argument: '+args[i]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (file == null) {
+		io.error('no file specified');
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!clite.io.creat(file)) {
+		io.error('unable to create file: '+file);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+});
+
+clite.commands.load('less',function(args,env,io) {
+	return 0;
+});
+
 // insert commands above this line
 }