diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 4bb1fb9..9e9ff7b 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "solutions.tretter.githugandroid"
         minSdk = 26
         targetSdk = 35
-        versionCode = 115
-        versionName = "0.1.114"
+        versionCode = 116
+        versionName = "0.1.115"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/solutions/tretter/githugandroid/GameModels.kt b/app/src/main/java/solutions/tretter/githugandroid/GameModels.kt
index 4c09c87..77572cc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/solutions/tretter/githugandroid/GameModels.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/solutions/tretter/githugandroid/GameModels.kt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ object GitSandboxEngine {
         "  mkdir|md <directory>",
         "  cd <directory>",
         "  cd..",
-        "  rm <file>",
+        "  rm|del <file>",
         "  echo <message>",
     )
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ object GitSandboxEngine {
                 else repo.copy(files = repo.files + GitFile(name = name)) to emptyList()
             }
             (parts[0] == "mkdir" || parts[0] == "md") && parts.size >= 2 -> repo to emptyList()
-            parts[0] == "rm" && parts.size >= 2 -> {
+            (parts[0] == "rm" || parts[0] == "del") && parts.size >= 2 -> {
                 val target = parts[1]
                 repo.copy(files = repo.files.mapNotNull { file ->
                     when {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/solutions/tretter/githugandroid/GitRuntime.kt b/app/src/main/java/solutions/tretter/githugandroid/GitRuntime.kt
index 2bb35d1..072ee2f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/solutions/tretter/githugandroid/GitRuntime.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/solutions/tretter/githugandroid/GitRuntime.kt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class GitRepositoryRuntime(private val context: Context) {
             add("Native Git prototype:")
             add("  binary path: nativeLibraryDir/libgit.so")
             add("  selected ABI: ${Build.SUPPORTED_ABIS.firstOrNull() ?: "unknown"}")
-            add("  helper commands: ls/dir, pwd, cat, touch, mkdir/md, cd.., rm, echo")
+            add("  helper commands: ls/dir, pwd, cat, touch, mkdir/md, cd.., rm/del, echo")
             add("  visual editors: vi, nano, emacs, ed, ex")
             add("  git help <command>")
         }
@@ -240,13 +240,13 @@ class GitRepositoryRuntime(private val context: Context) {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            "rm" -> {
+            "rm", "del" -> {
                 val targets = tokens.drop(1)
                 if (targets.isEmpty()) return currentRepo to listOf("usage: rm <path>")
                 val errors = targets.mapNotNull { target ->
                     val file = File(workingDir, target)
                     if (!file.exists()) {
-                        "rm: $target: No such file or directory"
+                        "${tokens.first()}: $target: No such file or directory"
                     } else {
                         file.deleteRecursively()
                         null
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/solutions/tretter/githugandroid/GitSandboxEngineTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/solutions/tretter/githugandroid/GitSandboxEngineTest.kt
index 6c1c404..a95f147 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/solutions/tretter/githugandroid/GitSandboxEngineTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/solutions/tretter/githugandroid/GitSandboxEngineTest.kt
@@ -97,4 +97,17 @@ class GitSandboxEngineTest {
         assertTrue(output.isEmpty())
         assertEquals("src", updatedRepo.currentDir)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun delIsAcceptedAsRmAlias() {
+        val repo = RepoState(
+            initialized = true,
+            files = listOf(GitFile("deleteme.txt")),
+        )
+
+        val (updatedRepo, output) = GitSandboxEngine.execute(repo, "del deleteme.txt")
+
+        assertTrue(output.isEmpty())
+        assertFalse(updatedRepo.files.any { it.name == "deleteme.txt" })
+    }
 }