diff --git a/lib/homesick.rb b/lib/homesick.rb
index 796da09..0616354 100644
--- a/lib/homesick.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- encoding : utf-8 -*-
 require 'thor'
 
 class Homesick < Thor
@@ -227,6 +228,16 @@ class Homesick < Thor
     end
   end
 
+  desc "destroy CASTLE", "Delete all symlinks and remove the cloned repository"
+  def destroy(name)
+    check_castle_existance name, "destroy"
+
+    if shell.yes?("This will destroy your castle irreversible! Are you sure?")
+      unlink(name)
+      rm_rf repos_dir.join(name)
+    end
+
+  end
 
   protected
 
diff --git a/lib/homesick/actions.rb b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
index 1499cbf..fe5719f 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
@@ -108,6 +109,37 @@ class Homesick
       end
     end
 
+    def rm(file)
+      say_status "rm #{file}", '', :green unless options[:quiet]
+      system "rm #{file}" if File.exists?(file)
+    end
+
+    def rm_rf(dir)
+      say_status "rm -rf #{dir}", '', :green unless options[:quiet]
+      system "rm -rf #{dir}"
+    end
+
+    def rm_link(target)
+      target = Pathname.new(target)
+
+      if target.symlink?
+        say_status :unlink, "#{target.expand_path}", :green unless options[:quiet]
+        FileUtils.rm_rf target
+      else
+        say_status :conflict, "#{target} is not a symlink", :red unless options[:quiet]
+      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 1d60226..d05d735 100644
--- a/spec/homesick_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/homesick_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- encoding : utf-8 -*-
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'homesick' do
@@ -490,4 +491,26 @@ describe 'homesick' do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "destroy" do
+    it "removes the symlink files" do
+      expect_any_instance_of(Thor::Shell::Basic).to receive(:yes?).and_return('y')
+      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
+      expect_any_instance_of(Thor::Shell::Basic).to receive(:yes?).and_return('y')
+      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