diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index af43332..8434ce4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "trash"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono 0.4.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "env_logger 0.6.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a507ae4..ddf96ec 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "trash"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 authors = ["Michael Zhang <iptq@protonmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3bb11f8..f7f0ac1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ $ trash restore
 [..interactive]
 
 $ trash list
+
+$ trash empty [days]
 ```
 
 About
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d067318..2985cbd 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,16 @@ lazy_static! {
 #[derive(StructOpt)]
 enum Command {
     #[structopt(name = "empty")]
-    Empty,
+    Empty {
+        /// Only list the files that are to be deleted, without
+        /// actually deleting anything.
+        #[structopt(long = "dry")]
+        dry: bool,
+
+        /// Delete all files older than (this number) of days.
+        /// Removes everything if this option is not specified
+        days: Option<u32>,
+    },
 
     #[structopt(name = "list")]
     List,
@@ -53,12 +62,13 @@ fn main() {
 
     let cmd = Command::from_args();
     match cmd {
-        Command::Empty => {
-            println!("TODO");
-        }
+        Command::Empty { dry, days } => match crate::ops::empty(dry, days) {
+            Ok(_) => (),
+            Err(err) => error!("error: {:?}", err),
+        },
         Command::List => {
             let home_trash = TrashDir::get_home_trash();
-            for info in home_trash.iter() {
+            for info in home_trash.iter().unwrap() {
                 let info = match info {
                     Ok(info) => info,
                     Err(err) => {
@@ -69,7 +79,9 @@ fn main() {
                 println!("{}\t{}", info.deletion_date, info.path.to_str().unwrap());
             }
         }
-        Command::Put { paths, recursive, .. } => {
+        Command::Put {
+            paths, recursive, ..
+        } => {
             for path in paths {
                 match crate::ops::put(path, recursive) {
                     Ok(_) => (),
@@ -81,6 +93,7 @@ fn main() {
             let home_trash = TrashDir::get_home_trash();
             let files = home_trash
                 .iter()
+                .unwrap()
                 .filter_map(|entry| match entry {
                     Ok(info) => Some(info),
                     Err(err) => {
diff --git a/src/ops.rs b/src/ops.rs
index a28ee7f..b73378b 100644
--- a/src/ops.rs
+++ b/src/ops.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,44 @@
 use std::fs::{self, File};
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use chrono::Local;
+use chrono::{Duration, Local};
 
 use crate::errors::Error;
 use crate::trashdir::TrashDir;
 use crate::trashinfo::TrashInfo;
 
+pub fn empty(dry: bool, days: Option<u32>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let home_trash = TrashDir::get_home_trash();
+    let files_dir = home_trash.files_dir()?;
+    let info_dir = home_trash.info_dir()?;
+
+    let cutoff = if let Some(days) = days {
+        Local::now() - Duration::days(days.into())
+    } else {
+        Local::now()
+    };
+    for file in home_trash.iter()? {
+        let file = file?;
+
+        let mut ignore = false;
+        // ignore files that were deleted after the cutoff (younger)
+        if file.deletion_date > cutoff {
+            ignore = true;
+        }
+
+        if !ignore {
+            if dry {
+                println!("{:?}", file.path);
+            } else {
+                fs::remove_file(file.info_path)?;
+                fs::remove_file(file.deleted_path)?;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub fn put(path: impl AsRef<Path>, recursive: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let path = path.as_ref().canonicalize()?;
     if path.is_dir() && !recursive {
@@ -31,6 +63,7 @@ pub fn put(path: impl AsRef<Path>, recursive: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
         path: path.clone(),
         deletion_date: now,
         deleted_path: trash_file_path.clone(),
+        info_path: trash_info_path.clone(),
     };
     {
         let trash_info_file = File::create(trash_info_path)?;
diff --git a/src/trashdir.rs b/src/trashdir.rs
index 7a0818f..c11a35a 100644
--- a/src/trashdir.rs
+++ b/src/trashdir.rs
@@ -31,22 +31,19 @@ impl TrashDir {
         Ok(target)
     }
 
-    pub fn iter(&self) -> TrashDirIter {
-        let iter = WalkDir::new(&self.0.join("info"))
-        .contents_first(true)
+    pub fn iter(&self) -> Result<TrashDirIter, Error> {
+        let iter = WalkDir::new(&self.info_dir()?)
+            .contents_first(true)
             .into_iter()
-            .filter_entry(|entry| {
-                // warn!("path: {:?}", entry.path());
-                match entry.path().extension() {
-                    Some(x) => x == "trashinfo",
-                    _ => false,
-                }
+            .filter_entry(|entry| match entry.path().extension() {
+                Some(x) => x == "trashinfo",
+                _ => false,
             });
-        TrashDirIter(Box::new(iter))
+        Ok(TrashDirIter(self.0.clone(), Box::new(iter)))
     }
 }
 
-pub struct TrashDirIter(Box<Iterator<Item = walkdir::Result<DirEntry>>>);
+pub struct TrashDirIter(PathBuf, Box<Iterator<Item = walkdir::Result<DirEntry>>>);
 
 impl Iterator for TrashDirIter {
     type Item = Result<TrashInfo, Error>;
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@ impl Iterator for TrashDirIter {
         let entry = {
             let mut entry;
             loop {
-                entry = match self.0.next() {
+                entry = match self.1.next() {
                     Some(Ok(entry)) => entry,
                     Some(Err(err)) => return Some(Err(Error::from(err))),
                     None => return None,
@@ -68,6 +65,8 @@ impl Iterator for TrashDirIter {
             entry
         };
 
-        Some(TrashInfo::from_file(entry.path()).map_err(Error::from))
+        let name = entry.path().file_name().unwrap();
+        let deleted_path = self.0.join("files").join(name);
+        Some(TrashInfo::from_files(entry.path(), deleted_path).map_err(Error::from))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/trashinfo.rs b/src/trashinfo.rs
index d04df1f..2b5dc28 100644
--- a/src/trashinfo.rs
+++ b/src/trashinfo.rs
@@ -15,15 +15,24 @@ const DATE_FORMAT: &str = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S";
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct TrashInfo {
+    /// The original path where this file was located before it was deleted.
     pub path: PathBuf,
     pub deletion_date: DateTime<Local>,
+
+    /// The location of the deleted file after deletion.
     pub deleted_path: PathBuf,
+    /// The location of the `info` description file.
+    pub info_path: PathBuf,
 }
 
 impl TrashInfo {
-    pub fn from_file(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let path = path.as_ref();
-        let original_path = path.to_path_buf();
+    pub fn from_files(
+        info_path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+        deleted_path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let path = info_path.as_ref();
+        let info_path = path.to_path_buf();
+        let deleted_path = deleted_path.as_ref().to_path_buf();
         let file = File::open(path)?;
         let reader = BufReader::new(file);
 
@@ -74,7 +83,8 @@ impl TrashInfo {
         Ok(TrashInfo {
             path,
             deletion_date,
-            deleted_path: original_path,
+            deleted_path,
+            info_path,
         })
     }