diff --git a/commands/cd.php b/commands/cd.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a8573e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/cd.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+function cd($commands)
+{
+    if(sizeof($commands)>2){
+        file_put_contents("recent.txt", "Too many arguments.<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
+        return;
+    }
+    $pwd = file_get_contents("pwd.txt");
+    if ($commands[1] == ".." || $commands[1] == NULL) {
+        $pwd = substr($pwd, 0, strrpos($pwd, "/"));
+        file_put_contents("pwd.txt", $pwd);
+    } else if (str_starts_with($commands[1], "/")) {
+        file_put_contents("pwd.txt", $commands[1]);
+    } else {
+        if (opendir("fileroot" . $pwd . "/" . $commands[1])) {
+            if ($pwd == "/")
+                file_put_contents("pwd.txt", $pwd . $commands[1]);
+            else {
+                file_put_contents("pwd.txt", $pwd . "/" . $commands[1]);
+            }
+        } else {
+            file_put_contents("recent.txt", "Directory does not exist.<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
+        }
+    }
+}
+?>
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diff --git a/commands/rm.php b/commands/rm.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..763378a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/rm.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+function deleteDirectory($dir)
+{
+    $files = array_diff(scandir($dir), array('.', '..'));
+    foreach ($files as $file) {
+        (is_dir("$dir/$file")) ? deleteDirectory("$dir/$file") : unlink("$dir/$file");
+    }
+    return rmdir($dir);
+}
+function rm($commands)
+{
+    $pwd = file_get_contents("pwd.txt");
+    if ($commands[1] == "-r") {
+        if (is_dir("fileroot" . $pwd . "/" . $commands[2])) {
+            if (deleteDirectory("fileroot" . $pwd . "/" . $commands[2])) {
+                file_put_contents("recent.txt", "Directory deleted.<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
+            } else {
+                file_put_contents("recent.txt", "Error deleting.<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
+            }
+        } else {
+            file_put_contents("recent.txt", "Not a directory.<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (is_dir("fileroot" . $pwd . "/" . $commands[1])) {
+            file_put_contents("recent.txt", "Is a directory.<br/>Try rm -r<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
+        } else {
+            if (unlink("fileroot" . $pwd . "/" . $commands[1])) {
+                file_put_contents("recent.txt", "File deleted.<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
+            } else {
+                file_put_contents("recent.txt", "Error deleting.<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+?>
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diff --git a/static/help/rm.txt b/static/help/rm.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4dbcd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/help/rm.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+rm - deletes a file or directory<br/>
+-r: delete directories and their contents recursively<br/>
+Example: rm -r /path/to/directory<br/>
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diff --git a/static/terminal.php/help.txt b/static/terminal.php/help.txt
index 660de35..62a4fa1 100644
--- a/static/terminal.php/help.txt
+++ b/static/terminal.php/help.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ clear - clears the screen<br/>
 pwd - shows the working directory<br/>
 mkdir - creates a new directory<br/>
 cd - changes the working directory<br/>
+rm - deletes a file or directory<br/>
 help - displays this help message<br/>
 type help [command] to show more details<br/>
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diff --git a/terminal.php b/terminal.php
index 3fe06f0..564fd42 100644
--- a/terminal.php
+++ b/terminal.php
@@ -50,25 +50,14 @@ if (!opendir("fileroot")) {
         } else {
             file_put_contents("recent.txt", "Directory already exists.<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
         }
+    } else if ($commands[0] == "rm") {
+        include "commands/rm.php";
+        rm($commands);
     } else if ($commands[0] == "clear" & sizeof($commands) == 1) {
         file_put_contents("recent.txt", "");
     } else if ($commands[0] == "cd") {
-        if ($commands[1] == ".." || sizeof($commands) == 1) {
-            $pwd = substr($pwd, 0, strrpos($pwd, "/"));
-            file_put_contents("pwd.txt", $pwd);
-        } else if (str_starts_with($commands[1], "/")) {
-            file_put_contents("pwd.txt", $commands[1]);
-        } else {
-            if (opendir("fileroot" . $pwd . "/" . $commands[1])) {
-                if ($pwd == "/")
-                    file_put_contents("pwd.txt", $pwd . $commands[1]);
-                else {
-                    file_put_contents("pwd.txt", $pwd . "/" . $commands[1]);
-                }
-            } else {
-                file_put_contents("recent.txt", "Directory does not exist.<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
-            }
-        }
+        include "commands/cd.php";
+        cd($commands);
     } else if ($commands[0] == "help") {
         $help = file_get_contents("static/terminal.php/help.txt");
         if (sizeof($commands) == 1) {
@@ -79,7 +68,7 @@ if (!opendir("fileroot")) {
             file_put_contents("recent.txt", "Unknown command.<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
         }
     } else {
-        file_put_contents("recent.txt", "Unknown command.<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
+        file_put_contents("recent.txt", "Unknown command.<br/>try 'help' or 'help [command]'<br/>", FILE_APPEND);
     }
     echo "<script>window.location.href=\"terminal.php\";</script>";
     ?>