diff --git a/clite/commands.js b/clite/commands.js
index 8f60ef1..fa333e8 100644
--- a/clite/commands.js
+++ b/clite/commands.js
@@ -485,9 +485,107 @@ clite.commands.load('view',function(args,env,io) {
 	return 0;
 });
 
-clite.commands.load('edit',function(args,env,io) {
-	stdio.printf('edit is under development');
-	return 0;
+clite.commands.load('rm',function(args,env,io) {
+	var short = null;
+	var file = null;
+	var stdio = io.include('stdio');
+	var clite = io.include('clite');
+	var recurse = false;
+	var force = false;
+	function help() {
+		stdio.printf(`
+rm - remove files or directories
+Usage: file [OPTION] <FILE>
+
+Options:
+-r	Remove directories and their contents recusively
+-f	Ignore nonexistant files and arguments
+-?	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 'r':
+					recurse = true;
+					break;
+				case 'f':
+					force = true;
+					break;
+				case '?':
+					help();
+					return 0;
+					break;
+				default:
+					stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'unknown argument: -%c\n',args[i][j]);
+				}
+			}
+		}else if (file == null) {
+			short = args[i];
+			file = clite.resolvePath(args[i],false);
+		}else{
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'unknown argument: %s\n',args[i]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (file == null) {
+		stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'no file specified');
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	function removeFile(path) {
+		var st = stdio.stat(path);
+		if (!st) {
+			if (force)
+				return 0;
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'no such file or directory: %s',path);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		var fd = stdio.open(path,false,true);
+		if (!fd) {
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'permission denied: %s',path);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		if (st.type == stdio.types.FT_DIR) {
+			if (!recurse) {
+				var i = stdio.read(fd);
+				if (i) {
+					stdio.close(fd);
+					stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'cannot remove non-empty directory: %s',path);
+					return 1;
+				}
+			}else{
+				var f;
+				while ((f = stdio.read(fd)) != null) {
+					if (removeFile(path+'/'+f)) {
+						stdio.close(fd);
+						return 1;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		stdio.close(fd);
+
+		if (st.type == stdio.types.FT_DEV) {
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'cannot remove device files: %s',path);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+
+		if (!stdio.remove(path)) {
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'permission denied: %s',path);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return removeFile(file);
 });
 
 clite.commands.load('file',function(args,env,io) {
@@ -498,8 +596,8 @@ clite.commands.load('file',function(args,env,io) {
 	var clite = io.include('clite');
 	function help() {
 		stdio.printf(`
-file - determine type of FILE
-Usage: touch [OPTION] [FILE]
+file - determine the file type
+Usage: file [OPTION] <FILE>
 
 Options:
 -?	Print this help information
diff --git a/clite/core.js b/clite/core.js
index f2c83c3..ef9a406 100644
--- a/clite/core.js
+++ b/clite/core.js
@@ -1116,7 +1116,8 @@ clite.io = {
 			var fd = getFileDes(pid,path,true,null);
 			if (!fd || !fd.canwrite || fd.node.data.isdev)
 				return false;
-			return vfsapi.remove(path);
+			var uid = clite.proc.getUID(pid);
+			return vfsapi.remove(uid,path);
 		}
 		clite.io.link = function(pid,path,target) {
 			if (!getFileDes(pid,target,false,null))