diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 48feb7e..58743cd 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ fn create_man_page() {
                 .long("--preview")
                 .help("Emit the replacement to STDOUT"),
         )
+        .flag(
+            Flag::new()
+                .short("-d")
+                .long("--delete")
+                .help("Delete files."),
+        )
         .flag(
             Flag::new()
                 .short("-s")
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 068e3ff..6148afc 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ environment variable REN_PAGER can be used to override the pager.
     */
     pub write: bool,
 
+    #[structopt(short = "d", long = "delete")]
+    /// Delete files
+    pub delete: bool,
+
     #[structopt(short = "s", long = "string-mode")]
     /// Treat expressions as non-regex strings
     pub literal_mode: bool,
diff --git a/src/input.rs b/src/input.rs
index a4b164d..53219cd 100644
--- a/src/input.rs
+++ b/src/input.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 use crate::{edit::Edit, output::OutputType, writer::Writer, Replacer, Result};
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
 
 pub(crate) struct App {
-    replacer: Replacer,
+    replacer: Option<Replacer>
 }
 
 impl App {
-    pub(crate) fn new(replacer: Replacer) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn new(replacer: Option<Replacer>) -> Self {
         Self { replacer }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn run(&self, preview: bool, color: bool, pager: Option<String>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) fn run(&self, preview: bool, delete: bool, color: bool, pager: Option<String>) -> Result<()> {
         {
             let stdin = std::io::stdin();
             let handle = stdin.lock();
@@ -43,24 +44,24 @@ impl App {
                 sorted_paths.push(key);
             }
             sorted_paths.sort_by(|a, b| b.to_str().unwrap().len().cmp(&a.to_str().unwrap().len()));
-            let edit = Edit::new(&self.replacer);
-            match edit.parse(&sorted_paths) {
-                Ok(src_to_dst) => {
-                    if preview {
-                        let writer = Writer::new(sorted_paths, src_to_dst);
-                        let text = match writer.patch_preview(color) {
-                            Ok(text) => text,
-                            Err(_) => return Ok(()), // FIXME:
-                        };
-                        write!(write, "{}", text)?;
-                    } else {
-                        let writer = Writer::new(sorted_paths, src_to_dst);
-                        if let Err(_) = writer.write_file() {
-                            return Ok(()); // FIXME:
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                Err(_) => {
+            let mut src_to_dst: Option<IndexMap<PathBuf, PathBuf>> = None;
+            if let Some(replacer) = &self.replacer {
+                let edit = Edit::new(&replacer);
+                src_to_dst = match edit.parse(&sorted_paths) {
+                    Ok(src_to_dst) => Some(src_to_dst),
+                    Err(_) => return Ok(()), // FIXME:
+                };
+            }
+            if preview {
+                let writer = Writer::new(sorted_paths, src_to_dst);
+                let text = match writer.patch_preview(color, delete) {
+                    Ok(text) => text,
+                    Err(_) => return Ok(()), // FIXME:
+                };
+                write!(write, "{}", text)?;
+            } else {
+                let writer = Writer::new(sorted_paths, src_to_dst);
+                if let Err(_) = writer.write_file(delete) {
                     return Ok(()); // FIXME:
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1a0886f..0140602 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -38,14 +38,19 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let pager = env::var("REN_PAGER").ok();
 
     if let (Some(find), Some(replace_with)) = (options.find, options.replace_with) {
-        App::new(Replacer::new(
-            find,
-            replace_with,
-            options.literal_mode,
-            options.flags,
-            options.replacements,
-        )?)
-        .run(!options.write, color, pager)?;
+        App::new(
+            Some(Replacer::new(
+                find,
+                replace_with,
+                options.literal_mode,
+                options.flags,
+                options.replacements,
+            )?)
+        )
+        .run(!options.write, options.delete, color, pager)?;
+    } else if options.delete {
+        App::new(None)
+        .run(!options.write, options.delete, color, pager)?;
     }
     process::exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/writer.rs b/src/writer.rs
index 2b521d4..54ec1c9 100644
--- a/src/writer.rs
+++ b/src/writer.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub type Result<T, E = Error> = std::result::Result<T, E>;
 
 pub(crate) struct Writer {
     paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
-    src_to_dst: IndexMap<PathBuf, PathBuf>,
+    src_to_dst: Option<IndexMap<PathBuf, PathBuf>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
@@ -20,27 +20,14 @@ pub enum Error {
 }
 
 impl Writer {
-    pub(crate) fn new(paths: Vec<PathBuf>, src_to_dst: IndexMap<PathBuf, PathBuf>) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn new(paths: Vec<PathBuf>, src_to_dst: Option<IndexMap<PathBuf, PathBuf>>) -> Self {
         Self { paths, src_to_dst }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn patch_preview(&self, color: bool) -> Result<String, crate::writer::Error> {
+    pub(crate) fn patch_preview(&self, color: bool, delete: bool) -> Result<String, crate::writer::Error> {
         let mut modified_paths: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
         let mut print_diff = false;
-        for path in &self.paths {
-            let dst = &self.src_to_dst[path];
-            if path == dst || (path != dst && !Self::check(&path.to_path_buf(), &dst)) {
-                let path_string = path.to_string_lossy();
-                modified_paths.push(path_string.to_string());
-                continue;
-            }
-            print_diff = true;
-            modified_paths.push(dst.to_string_lossy().to_string());
-        }
-        if !print_diff {
-            return Ok("".to_string());
-        }
-        let modified = modified_paths.join("\n");
+        let mut modified = "".to_string();
         let original: String = self
             .paths
             .clone()
@@ -48,6 +35,26 @@ impl Writer {
             .map(|p| p.to_string_lossy().to_string())
             .collect::<Vec<String>>()
             .join("\n");
+        if !delete {
+            let src_to_dst = match &self.src_to_dst {
+              Some(src_to_dst) => src_to_dst,
+              None => panic!("Missing source to destination"),
+            };
+            for path in &self.paths {
+                let dst = &src_to_dst[path];
+                if path == dst || (path != dst && !Self::check(&path.to_path_buf(), &dst)) {
+                    let path_string = path.to_string_lossy();
+                    modified_paths.push(path_string.to_string());
+                    continue;
+                }
+                print_diff = true;
+                modified_paths.push(dst.to_string_lossy().to_string());
+            }
+            if !print_diff {
+                return Ok("".to_string());
+            }
+            modified = modified_paths.join("\n").to_string();
+        }
         let patch = create_patch(&original, &modified);
         let f = match color {
             true => PatchFormatter::new().with_color(),
@@ -56,19 +63,33 @@ impl Writer {
         return Ok(f.fmt_patch(&patch).to_string());
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn write_file(&self) -> Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) fn write_file(&self, delete: bool) -> Result<()> {
         for path in &self.paths {
-            let dst = &self.src_to_dst[path];
-            if path == dst || !Self::check(&path.to_path_buf(), &dst) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if let Err(err) = fs::rename(path, &dst) {
-                eprintln!(
-                    "Error: failed to move '{}' to '{}', underlying error: {}",
-                    path.display(),
-                    &dst.display(),
-                    err
-                );
+            if delete {
+                if let Err(err) = fs::remove_file(path) {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "Error: failed to remove file '{}': {}",
+                        path.display(),
+                        err
+                    );
+                }
+            } else {
+                let src_to_dst = match &self.src_to_dst {
+                  Some(src_to_dst) => src_to_dst,
+                  None => panic!("Missing source to destination"),
+                };
+                let dst = &src_to_dst[path];
+                if path == dst || !Self::check(&path.to_path_buf(), &dst) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if let Err(err) = fs::rename(path, &dst) {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "Error: failed to move '{}' to '{}', underlying error: {}",
+                        path.display(),
+                        &dst.display(),
+                        err
+                    );
+                }
             }
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/tests/cli.rs b/tests/cli.rs
index 422e83e..8415e4e 100644
--- a/tests/cli.rs
+++ b/tests/cli.rs
@@ -114,23 +114,87 @@ mod cli {
         let file_path_dst = tmp_dir_path.join(file_path_component);
         let prefix = file_path_dst.parent().unwrap();
         std::fs::create_dir_all(prefix).unwrap();
-        assert!(Path::exists(&file_path));
         fs::copy(file_path, &file_path_dst).expect("Error copying file");
-        assert!(Path::exists(&file_path_dst));
-        let command = ren()
+        ren()
             .current_dir(tmp_dir_path)
             .write_stdin(input)
             .args(&["changes", "altered", "-w"])
             .assert()
             .success();
-        let output = command.get_output();
-        println!("stdout = {:?}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout));
-        println!("stderr = {:?}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr));
         assert!(!Path::exists(&file_path_dst));
         let file_path_component_moved = "altered dir with spaces/stays dir with spaces two/altered file with spaces";
         let file_path_moved = tmp_dir_path.join(file_path_component_moved);
-        println!("file_path_moved = {:?}", file_path_moved);
         assert!(Path::exists(&file_path_moved));
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn simple_delete_preview() -> Result<()> {
+        let input = fs::read_to_string("tests/data/simple/find.txt").expect("Error reading input");
+        let result = fs::read_to_string("tests/data/simple/delete.patch").expect("Error reading input");
+        ren()
+            .current_dir("tests/data/simple")
+            .write_stdin(input)
+            .args(&["-d"])
+            .assert()
+            .success()
+            .stdout(result);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nested_delete_preview() -> Result<()> {
+        let input = fs::read_to_string("tests/data/nested/find.txt").expect("Error reading input");
+        let result = fs::read_to_string("tests/data/nested/delete.patch").expect("Error reading input");
+        ren()
+            .current_dir("tests/data/nested")
+            .write_stdin(input)
+            .args(&["-d"])
+            .assert()
+            .success()
+            .stdout(result);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn simple_delete() -> Result<()> {
+        let input = fs::read_to_string("tests/data/simple/find.txt").expect("Error reading input");
+        let file_path_component = "changes";
+        let file_path = Path::new("tests/data/simple").join(file_path_component);
+        let tmp_dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+        let tmp_dir_path = tmp_dir.path();
+        let file_path_dst = tmp_dir_path.join(file_path_component);
+        let prefix = file_path_dst.parent().unwrap();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(prefix).unwrap();
+        fs::copy(file_path, &file_path_dst).expect("Error copying file");
+        ren()
+            .current_dir(tmp_dir_path)
+            .write_stdin(input)
+            .args(&["-d", "-w"])
+            .assert()
+            .success();
+        assert!(!Path::exists(&file_path_dst));
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nested_delete() -> Result<()> {
+        let input = fs::read_to_string("tests/data/nested/find.txt").expect("Error reading input");
+        let file_path_component = "changes dir with spaces/stays dir with spaces two/changes file with spaces";
+        let file_path = Path::new("tests/data/nested").join(file_path_component);
+        let tmp_dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+        let tmp_dir_path = tmp_dir.path();
+        let file_path_dst = tmp_dir_path.join(file_path_component);
+        let prefix = file_path_dst.parent().unwrap();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(prefix).unwrap();
+        fs::copy(file_path, &file_path_dst).expect("Error copying file");
+        ren()
+            .current_dir(tmp_dir_path)
+            .write_stdin(input)
+            .args(&["-d", "-w"])
+            .assert()
+            .success();
+        assert!(!Path::exists(&file_path_dst));
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/data/nested/delete.patch b/tests/data/nested/delete.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a99f39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/nested/delete.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--- original
++++ modified
+@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
+-changes dir with spaces/stays dir with spaces two/changes file with spaces
+-changes dir with spaces
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data/nested/generate.sh b/tests/data/nested/generate.sh
index e5bb763..59fc05b 100755
--- a/tests/data/nested/generate.sh
+++ b/tests/data/nested/generate.sh
@@ -21,3 +21,16 @@ line_fix='$a\
 sed -i.bak "${line_fix}" patch.patch
 
 rm patch.patch.bak
+
+# Delete
+
+diff --unified <(echo "$sorted") <(printf "") > delete.patch || true
+
+sed -i.bak '1s/.*/--- original/' delete.patch
+sed -i.bak '2s/.*/+++ modified/' delete.patch
+line_fix='$a\
+\\ No newline at end of file
+'
+sed -i.bak "${line_fix}" delete.patch
+
+rm delete.patch.bak
diff --git a/tests/data/simple/delete.patch b/tests/data/simple/delete.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4312ab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/simple/delete.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--- original
++++ modified
+@@ -1 +0,0 @@
+-changes
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data/simple/generate.sh b/tests/data/simple/generate.sh
index e2da7b2..f58ea7a 100755
--- a/tests/data/simple/generate.sh
+++ b/tests/data/simple/generate.sh
@@ -18,5 +18,17 @@ line_fix='$a\
 \\ No newline at end of file
 '
 sed -i.bak "${line_fix}" patch.patch
-
 rm patch.patch.bak
+
+# Delete
+
+diff --unified find.txt <(printf "") > delete.patch || true
+
+sed -i.bak '1s/.*/--- original/' delete.patch
+sed -i.bak '2s/.*/+++ modified/' delete.patch
+line_fix='$a\
+\\ No newline at end of file
+'
+sed -i.bak "${line_fix}" delete.patch
+
+rm delete.patch.bak