diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 137701d..b5e71d1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -36,61 +36,68 @@ func startTask(task Task, prompter Prompter, db *Store) {
 
 }
 
-func start(cmd *cli.Cmd) {
-	cmd.Spec = "[OPTIONS] MESSAGE"
-	var (
-		duration = cmd.StringOpt("d duration", "25m", "duration of each stent")
-		count    = cmd.IntOpt("c count", 4, "number of working stents")
-		message  = cmd.StringArg("MESSAGE", "", "descriptive name of the given task")
-		path     = cmd.StringOpt("p path", defaultDBPath(), "path to the pomo state directory")
-	)
-	cmd.Action = func() {
-		parsed, err := time.ParseDuration(*duration)
-		maybe(err)
-		db, err := NewStore(*path)
-		maybe(err)
-		defer db.Close()
-		task := Task{
-			Message:  *message,
-			count:    *count,
-			duration: parsed,
+func start(path *string) func(*cli.Cmd) {
+	return func(cmd *cli.Cmd) {
+		cmd.Spec = "[OPTIONS] MESSAGE"
+		var (
+			duration = cmd.StringOpt("d duration", "25m", "duration of each stent")
+			count    = cmd.IntOpt("c count", 4, "number of working stents")
+			message  = cmd.StringArg("MESSAGE", "", "descriptive name of the given task")
+		)
+		cmd.Action = func() {
+			parsed, err := time.ParseDuration(*duration)
+			maybe(err)
+			db, err := NewStore(*path)
+			maybe(err)
+			defer db.Close()
+			task := Task{
+				Message:  *message,
+				count:    *count,
+				duration: parsed,
+			}
+			startTask(task, &I3{}, db)
 		}
-		startTask(task, &I3{}, db)
 	}
 }
 
-func initialize(cmd *cli.Cmd) {
-	cmd.Spec = "[OPTIONS]"
-	var (
-		path = cmd.StringOpt("p path", defaultDBPath(), "path to the pomo state directory")
-	)
-	cmd.Action = func() {
-		db, err := NewStore(*path)
-		maybe(err)
-		defer db.Close()
-		maybe(initDB(db))
+func initialize(path *string) func(*cli.Cmd) {
+	return func(cmd *cli.Cmd) {
+		cmd.Spec = "[OPTIONS]"
+		cmd.Action = func() {
+			db, err := NewStore(*path)
+			maybe(err)
+			defer db.Close()
+			maybe(initDB(db))
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-func list(cmd *cli.Cmd) {
-	var (
-		path = cmd.StringOpt("p path", defaultDBPath(), "path to the pomo state directory")
-	)
-	cmd.Action = func() {
-		db, err := NewStore(*path)
-		maybe(err)
-		defer db.Close()
-		tasks, err := db.ReadTasks()
-		maybe(err)
-		maybe(json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(tasks))
+func list(path *string) func(*cli.Cmd) {
+	return func(cmd *cli.Cmd) {
+		cmd.Action = func() {
+			db, err := NewStore(*path)
+			maybe(err)
+			defer db.Close()
+			tasks, err := db.ReadTasks()
+			maybe(err)
+			maybe(json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(tasks))
+		}
 	}
 }
 
+func _delete(path *string) func(*cli.Cmd) {
+	return func(cmd *cli.Cmd) {}
+}
+
 func main() {
 	app := cli.App("pomo", "Pomodoro CLI")
 	app.Spec = "[OPTIONS]"
-	app.Command("start", "start a new task", start)
-	app.Command("init", "initialize the sqlite database", initialize)
-	app.Command("ls", "list historical tasks", list)
+	var (
+		path = app.StringOpt("p path", defaultDBPath(), "path to the pomo state directory")
+	)
+	app.Command("start s", "start a new task", start(path))
+	app.Command("init", "initialize the sqlite database", initialize(path))
+	app.Command("list l", "list historical tasks", list(path))
+	app.Command("delete d", "delete a stored task", _delete(path))
 	app.Run(os.Args)
 }