diff --git a/lib/homesick.rb b/lib/homesick.rb
index f19aca9..4c8711c 100644
--- a/lib/homesick.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- encoding : utf-8 -*-
 require 'thor'
 
 class Homesick < Thor
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ class Homesick < Thor
     castle = Pathname.new(castle)
     file = Pathname.new(file)
     check_castle_existance(castle, 'track')
-    
+
     absolute_path = file.expand_path
     castle_path = castle_dir(castle)
     mv absolute_path, castle_path
@@ -141,6 +142,23 @@ class Homesick < Thor
     end
   end
 
+  desc "destroy CASTLE", "Delete all symlnks and remove the cloned repository"
+  def destroy(name)
+    check_castle_existance name, "destroy"
+
+    inside castle_dir(name) do
+      files = Pathname.glob('{.*,*}').reject{|a| [".",".."].include?(a.to_s)}
+      files.each do |path|
+
+        inside home_dir do
+          adjusted_path = (home_dir + path).basename
+          rm adjusted_path
+        end
+      end
+      rm_r castle_dir(name)
+    end
+
+  end
 
   protected
 
diff --git a/lib/homesick/actions.rb b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
index 603ad68..9d15c5a 100644
--- a/lib/homesick/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- encoding : utf-8 -*-
 class Homesick
   module Actions
     # TODO move this to be more like thor's template, empty_directory, etc
@@ -75,6 +76,16 @@ class Homesick
       end
     end
 
+    def rm(file)
+      say_status "rm #{file}", '', :green unless options[:quiet]
+      system "rm #{file}"
+    end
+
+    def rm_r(dir)
+      say_status "rm -r #{dir}", '', :green unless options[:quiet]
+      system "rm -r #{dir}"
+    end
+
     def ln_s(source, destination, config = {})
       source = Pathname.new(source)
       destination = Pathname.new(destination)
diff --git a/spec/homesick_spec.rb b/spec/homesick_spec.rb
index 5dd2b6d..4e912da 100644
--- a/spec/homesick_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/homesick_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-require 'spec_helper' 
+# -*- encoding : utf-8 -*-
+require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe "homesick" do
   let(:home) { create_construct }
@@ -158,4 +159,24 @@ describe "homesick" do
       some_rc_file.readlink.should == tracked_file
     end
   end
+
+  describe "destroy" do
+    it "removes the symlink files" do
+      given_castle("stronghold")
+      some_rc_file = home.file '.some_rc_file'
+      homesick.track(some_rc_file.to_s, "stronghold")
+      homesick.destroy('stronghold')
+
+      some_rc_file.should_not be_exist
+    end
+
+    it "deletes the cloned repository" do
+      castle = given_castle("stronghold")
+      some_rc_file = home.file '.some_rc_file'
+      homesick.track(some_rc_file.to_s, "stronghold")
+      homesick.destroy('stronghold')
+
+      castle.should_not be_exist
+    end
+  end
 end