diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fae1b54..4defd89 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ func main() {
 				switch args[2] {
 				case "show", "-s":
 					cli.EntryReaderShortcut(targetLocation, false)
-				case "shear": // TODO offline.Shear(targetLocation), exit after run
+				case "shear":
+					offline.Shear(targetLocation)
 				case "gen": // TODO offline.Gen(targetLocation), exit after run
 				case "copy":
 					cli.HelpCopy()
diff --git a/src/offline/add.go b/src/offline/add.go
index 610c5f9..eb103a1 100644
--- a/src/offline/add.go
+++ b/src/offline/add.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ func AddFolder(targetLocation string) {
 	// create the directory specified by targetLocation
 	err := os.Mkdir(targetLocation, 0700)
 	if err != nil {
-		// if the directory already exists, print an error message and exit
 		if os.IsExist(err) {
 			fmt.Println(AnsiError + "Directory already exists" + AnsiReset)
 			os.Exit(1)
@@ -19,4 +18,5 @@ func AddFolder(targetLocation string) {
 		}
 	}
 	// TODO If in online mode, create the directory on the server
+	os.Exit(0)
 }
diff --git a/src/offline/shear.go b/src/offline/shear.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ac1ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/offline/shear.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package offline
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func Shear(targetLocation string) {
+	// TODO If in online mode, remove from server and add to shear list
+	TargetIsFile(targetLocation, true, 0) // needed because os.RemoveAll does not return an error if target does not exist
+	err := os.RemoveAll(targetLocation)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(AnsiError + "Failed to remove target: " + err.Error() + AnsiReset)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	os.Exit(0)
+}