diff --git a/ftp/Makefile b/ftp/Makefile
index 27ce2df0..2c092047 100644
--- a/ftp/Makefile
+++ b/ftp/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ OBJ_DIR		=	objs/
 SRC_BASE	=	\
 client/cli_cd.c\
 client/cli_debug.c\
+client/cli_dele.c\
 client/cli_get.c\
 client/cli_help.c\
 client/cli_ls.c\
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ client/console_msg.c\
 client/crlf.c\
 client/dconn.c\
 server/cmd_cwd.c\
+server/cmd_dele.c\
 server/cmd_list.c\
 server/cmd_mkd.c\
 server/cmd_pasv.c\
diff --git a/ftp/includes/ftp_client.h b/ftp/includes/ftp_client.h
index 5af3593b..6d6d9c5b 100644
--- a/ftp/includes/ftp_client.h
+++ b/ftp/includes/ftp_client.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2017/11/01 15:50:56 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:28:43 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:46:45 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ int			cli_debug(t_ftp *ftp, char **av);
 int			cli_local(t_ftp *ftp, char **av);
 int			cli_rmd(t_ftp *ftp, char **av);
 int			cli_mkd(t_ftp *ftp, char **av);
+int			cli_dele(t_ftp *ftp, char **av);
 
 int			cli_pasv(t_ftp *ftp);
 
diff --git a/ftp/includes/ftp_server.h b/ftp/includes/ftp_server.h
index 08bd81b5..4b42f716 100644
--- a/ftp/includes/ftp_server.h
+++ b/ftp/includes/ftp_server.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2017/11/01 15:56:59 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:21:00 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:39:47 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -89,5 +89,6 @@ int			cmd_mkd(t_ftp *ftp, char **av);
 int			cmd_mkd(t_ftp *ftp, char **av);
 int			cmd_mkd(t_ftp *ftp, char **av);
 int			cmd_rmd(t_ftp *ftp, char **av);
+int			cmd_dele(t_ftp *ftp, char **av);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ftp/srcs/client/cli_dele.c b/ftp/srcs/client/cli_dele.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..834b60bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ftp/srcs/client/cli_dele.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   cli_dele.c                                         :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2017/11/10 19:41:33 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:41:33 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "ftp_client.h"
+
+int		cli_dele(t_ftp *ftp, char **av)
+{
+	if (!av[1] || av[2])
+		return (console_msg(-1, "usage: unlink <directory>"));
+	ftp_cmd(ftp, "DELE %s", av[1]);
+	ftp_code(ftp);
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/ftp/srcs/client/cli_mkd.c b/ftp/srcs/client/cli_mkd.c
index 91f893f7..1d2082ff 100644
--- a/ftp/srcs/client/cli_mkd.c
+++ b/ftp/srcs/client/cli_mkd.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2017/11/10 19:27:35 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:34:49 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:40:44 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/ftp/srcs/client/cli_rmd.c b/ftp/srcs/client/cli_rmd.c
index c7584744..528b5e76 100644
--- a/ftp/srcs/client/cli_rmd.c
+++ b/ftp/srcs/client/cli_rmd.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2017/11/10 19:24:11 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:27:20 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:36:59 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/ftp/srcs/client/client.c b/ftp/srcs/client/client.c
index 253ca143..6874aa5b 100644
--- a/ftp/srcs/client/client.c
+++ b/ftp/srcs/client/client.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2017/04/02 19:18:31 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:28:27 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:42:00 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ t_cmd_map	g_cli_cmd[] =
 	{"pwd", cli_pwd, "print working directory on remote machine"},
 	{"mkdir", cli_mkd, "create a directory on remote machine"},
 	{"rmdir", cli_rmd, "remove a directory from remote machine"},
+	{"unlink", cli_dele, "remove a file from remote machine"},
 	{"quit", NULL, "terminate ftp session and exit"},
 
 	{"?", cli_help, "print local help information"},
diff --git a/ftp/srcs/server/cmd_dele.c b/ftp/srcs/server/cmd_dele.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..977e923d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ftp/srcs/server/cmd_dele.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   cmd_dele.c                                         :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2017/11/10 19:38:40 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:39:34 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "ftp_server.h"
+
+int		cmd_dele(t_ftp *ftp, char **av)
+{
+	(void)av;
+	if (unlink(av[1]) < 0)
+		return (ftp_ret(ftp, "550 unlink error"));
+	else
+		return (ftp_ret(ftp, "250 file '%s' deleted", av[1]));
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/ftp/srcs/server/cmd_mkd.c b/ftp/srcs/server/cmd_mkd.c
index d3708e97..6e875acc 100644
--- a/ftp/srcs/server/cmd_mkd.c
+++ b/ftp/srcs/server/cmd_mkd.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2017/11/10 19:17:53 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:35:39 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:47:06 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@
 
 int		cmd_mkd(t_ftp *ftp, char **av)
 {
-	(void)av;
 	if (mkdir(av[1], 0755) < 0)
 		return (ftp_ret(ftp, "550 mkdir() error"));
-	else
-		return (ftp_ret(ftp, "257 '%s' created", av[1]));
-	return (0);
+	return (ftp_ret(ftp, "257 '%s' created", av[1]));
 }
diff --git a/ftp/srcs/server/cmd_rmd.c b/ftp/srcs/server/cmd_rmd.c
index 3e1fbfb8..665138df 100644
--- a/ftp/srcs/server/cmd_rmd.c
+++ b/ftp/srcs/server/cmd_rmd.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2017/11/10 19:21:10 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:26:29 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:48:53 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 int		cmd_rmd(t_ftp *ftp, char **av)
 {
-	(void)av;
-	return (ftp_ret(ftp, "503 not implemented"));
+	if (remove(av[1]) < 0)
+		return (ftp_ret(ftp, "550 remove(3) error"));
+	return (ftp_ret(ftp, "257 '%s' deleted", av[1]));
 }
diff --git a/ftp/srcs/server/server.c b/ftp/srcs/server/server.c
index 6c69ef23..0cb207ef 100644
--- a/ftp/srcs/server/server.c
+++ b/ftp/srcs/server/server.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2017/04/02 15:02:48 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:23:13 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/11/10 19:40:37 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ t_ftp_cmd	g_ftp_cmd[] =
 	{"LIST", cmd_list, LOG_YES},
 	{"MKD", cmd_mkd, LOG_YES},
 	{"RMD", cmd_rmd, LOG_YES},
+	{"DELE", cmd_dele, LOG_YES},
 	{0, 0, 0},
 };
 int		g_debug = 2;