diff --git a/src/dodo.c b/src/dodo.c
index 398fbdb..68734e8 100644
--- a/src/dodo.c
+++ b/src/dodo.c
@@ -72,6 +72,20 @@ void display_heading(){
 	printf("\n");
 }
 
+int gen_sql_delete_stmt(sqlite3 *db, sqlite3_stmt** out_stmt, char* table, char* title){
+	char sql_query[SQLQUERY_MAX];
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	snprintf(sql_query, SQLQUERY_MAX, "DELETE FROM %s WHERE title='%s'", table, title);
+
+	rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, sql_query, -1, out_stmt, NULL);
+	if (checksqlerr(rc, "prepare broken in gen_sql_insert_stmt")){
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int gen_sql_insert_stmt(sqlite3 *db, sqlite3_stmt** out_stmt, char* table, char* colnames, char* values){
 	char sql_query[SQLQUERY_MAX];
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -81,6 +95,8 @@ int gen_sql_insert_stmt(sqlite3 *db, sqlite3_stmt** out_stmt, char* table, char*
 	if (checksqlerr(rc, "prepare broken in gen_sql_insert_stmt")){
 		return -1;
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 // Generate the sql statement by giving the columns, table, and current task list wanted
@@ -188,19 +204,39 @@ int display_task_list(int start_col, sqlite3 *db, char* colnames, char* table, c
 // due date passed as NULL if for delete
 // TODO input validation for strings implement in strings!
 int parse_args(int argc, char** argv, char** title, char** due_date){
-	if ( argc > 1 ){
+	if ( argc > 2 ){
 		*title = argv[2];
 	}
 
-	if ( argc > 2 ){
+	if ( argc > 3 ){
 		*due_date = argv[3];
 	}
 
 }
 
+int del_task(sqlite3 *db, int argc, char** argv){
+	int rc = 0;
+	char* table = "tasks";
+	char* title;
+	sqlite3_stmt* out_stmt;
+
+	parse_args(argc, argv, &title, NULL);
+	if ( gen_sql_delete_stmt(db, &out_stmt, table, title) ){
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if ( ( rc = sqlite3_step(out_stmt) ) == SQLITE_DONE){
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	checksqlerr(rc, "broken in add_new_task");
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
 // TODO: the way this ensures that we are only passing in
 //       valid inputs is stupid and ugly FIX
-int add_task(sqlite3 *db, int argc, char** argv){
+int add_new_task(sqlite3 *db, int argc, char** argv){
 	int rc = 0;
 	char* table = "tasks";
 	char* title;
@@ -225,13 +261,13 @@ int add_task(sqlite3 *db, int argc, char** argv){
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	checksqlerr(rc, "broken in add_task");
+	checksqlerr(rc, "broken in add_new_task");
 	return 1;
 }
 
 // Print kanban table
 // All lists with task name and due date
-int view(sqlite3 *db){
+int view_tasks(sqlite3 *db){
 	char* table = "tasks";
 	char* status = "today";
 	char* colnames = "title,due_date";
@@ -267,18 +303,21 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ){
 
 	rc = opendb(&db, filename);
 	if ( argv[1] ){
-		if (argv[1][0] == 'b'){
-			rc = view(db);
+		if (argv[1][0] == 'v'){
+			rc = view_tasks(db);
+		}
+		else if ( argv[1][0] == 'n'){
+			rc = add_new_task(db,argc,argv);
+		}
+		else if ( argv[1][0] == 'd'){
+			rc = del_task(db,argc,argv);
 		}
 		else if ( argv[1][0] == 'a'){
-			rc = add_task(db,argc,argv);
-		}
-		else if ( argv[1][0] == 'v'){
 			rc = view_all(db);
 		}
 	}
 	else{
-		rc = view(db);
+		rc = view_tasks(db);
 	}
 
 	sqlite3_close(db);