diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 8bbdd16..7b7005d 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -19,19 +19,119 @@ abs_dirname() {
   cd "$cwd"
 }
 
-PREFIX="$1"
-if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+print_usage() {
   { echo "usage: $0 <prefix>"
     echo "  e.g. $0 /usr/local"
+    echo "uninstall: $0 -u [-i] [<prefix>]"
+    echo "  e.g. $0 -u -i /usr/local"
+    echo "  e.g. $0 -u"
   } >&2
-  exit 1
+  exit 1  
+}
+
+add_to_uninstall() {
+  pushd . >/dev/null
+  cd $1
+  for i in $(ls $3); do
+    FILE=$2/$i
+    if [ -e $FILE ]; then 
+      DELETE_FILES+=( $FILE )
+    else
+      UNKNOWN_FILES+=( $FILE )
+    fi
+  done
+  popd >/dev/null
+}
+
+# parse command line
+UNINSTALL=false
+INTERACTIVE=true
+for i in $@; do
+  if [ $i == "-u" ]; then
+    UNINSTALL=true
+  elif [ $i == "-i" ]; then
+    # the -i suppresses comfirmations
+    INTERACTIVE=false
+  else
+    # don't permit two prefixes
+    if [ ! -z "$PREFIX" ]; then print_usage; fi
+    PREFIX=$i
+  fi
+done
+
+# validate command line
+if [ -z "$PREFIX" ]; then 
+  if $UNINSTALL ; then
+    # no prefix necessary if uninstalling
+    set +e
+    PREFIX=$(which bats) 
+    if [ 0 -eq $? ]; then
+      PREFIX=$(echo $PREFIX | sed -e 's$/[^/]*/bats\$$$')
+    else 
+      echo "bats not in system path. Specify prefix." >&2
+      exit 2
+    fi
+    set -e    
+  else
+    print_usage; 
+  fi
 fi
 
+# complete the install/uninstall process
 BATS_ROOT="$(abs_dirname "$0")"
-mkdir -p "$PREFIX"/{bin,libexec,share/man/man{1,7}}
-cp -R "$BATS_ROOT"/bin/* "$PREFIX"/bin
-cp -R "$BATS_ROOT"/libexec/* "$PREFIX"/libexec
-cp "$BATS_ROOT"/man/bats.1 "$PREFIX"/share/man/man1
-cp "$BATS_ROOT"/man/bats.7 "$PREFIX"/share/man/man7
+if $UNINSTALL; then
+  DELETE_FILES=()
+  UNKNOWN_FILES=()
+  CONTINUE=false
+  pushd . >/dev/null
+  cd $BATS_ROOT
+  # get a list of files to delete
+  add_to_uninstall bin "$PREFIX"/bin '*'
+  add_to_uninstall libexec "$PREFIX"/libexec '*'
+  add_to_uninstall man "$PREFIX"/share/man/man1 '*.1'
+  add_to_uninstall man "$PREFIX"/share/man/man7 '*.7'
+  # confirm deletion
+  if $INTERACTIVE; then
+    if [ ${#DELETE_FILES[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
+      echo DELETING FILES
+      for i in ${DELETE_FILES[@]}; do
+        echo -e '\t'$i
+      done
+    fi
+    if [ ${#UNKNOWN_FILES[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
+      echo UNKNOWN FILES
+      for i in ${UNKNOWN_FILES[@]}; do
+        echo -e '\t'$i
+      done
+    fi
+  else
+    CONTINUE=true
+  fi
+  if $INTERACTIVE; then
+    if [ ${#DELETE_FILES[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
+      read -p "Press [y] to continue, [n] to cancel" -n 1 -r -s
+      if [ "$REPLY" == 'y' ]; then
+        echo ' -- Continuing'
+        CONTINUE=true
+      else 
+        echo ' -- CANCELING'
+      fi
+    else
+      CONTINUE=false
+    fi
+  fi
+  # delete the files
+  if $CONTINUE; then 
+    rm ${DELETE_FILES[@]}
+  fi
+  popd >/dev/null
+  true
+else
+  mkdir -p "$PREFIX"/{bin,libexec,share/man/man{1,7}}
+  cp -R "$BATS_ROOT"/bin/* "$PREFIX"/bin
+  cp -R "$BATS_ROOT"/libexec/* "$PREFIX"/libexec
+  cp "$BATS_ROOT"/man/bats.1 "$PREFIX"/share/man/man1
+  cp "$BATS_ROOT"/man/bats.7 "$PREFIX"/share/man/man7
 
-echo "Installed Bats to $PREFIX/bin/bats"
+  echo "Installed Bats to $PREFIX/bin/bats"
+fi
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