diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df79842..960162c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ A wrapper for the "rm" command with soft-deletes, config-based deletion, debug i
 - `-i` Interactivly prompt before each deletion request
 - `-I` Prompt if deleting more than the interactive threshold of files (default 3)
 - `-r`, `-R`, `--recursive` Recursively delete a directory of files
+- `-v`, `--verbose` Emit additional verbose information
 - `--help` Display help information (without deletion)
 - `--version` Display version information (without deletion)
 
@@ -26,9 +27,6 @@ A wrapper for the "rm" command with soft-deletes, config-based deletion, debug i
 ## Unsupported command line arguments
 
 - `-d`, `--dir` Only delete empty directories
-- `-v`, `--verbose` Emit additional verbose information
-- `--version` Show version information
-- `--help` Show help information
 - `--interactive[=WHEN]` Interactive with a custom threshold
 - `--one-file-system` Do not allow cross-file-system deletes
 - `-f`, `--force` Bypass protections
diff --git a/src/cli/args.go b/src/cli/args.go
index 8e52158..05f284f 100644
--- a/src/cli/args.go
+++ b/src/cli/args.go
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ const BYPASS_PROTECTED_CLA = "--bypass-protected"
 const OVERWRITE_CLA = "--overwrite"
 const NOTIFICATION_CLA = "--notify"
 
+const VERBOSE_CLA = "--verbose"
+const VERBOSE_SHORT_CLA = "-v"
+
 // gnu rm CLI arguments
 const INTERACTIVE_CLA = "-i"
 const INTERACTIVE_GROUP_CLA = "-I"
diff --git a/src/cli/docs.go b/src/cli/docs.go
index 42e19c9..e055749 100644
--- a/src/cli/docs.go
+++ b/src/cli/docs.go
@@ -11,11 +11,19 @@ Mark FILE(s) for deletion.
 "GNU Like" OPTION(s):
 -i					Prompt before every deletion request
 
+-r, -R, --recursive			Remove directories and their contents recursively
+
 -I 					Prompt once before deleting more than the interactive
 					threshold (default 3)
 
 -f, --force				Bypass protections
 
+-v, --verbose			Add additional information to the output
+
+--help					Display this help and (without deleting anything)
+
+--version				Output version information (without deleting anything)
+
 2rm OPTION(s) Flags:
 
 --overwrite				Overwrite the disk location location with zeros
diff --git a/src/patches/rm.go b/src/patches/rm.go
index 49184c9..f16f819 100644
--- a/src/patches/rm.go
+++ b/src/patches/rm.go
@@ -113,12 +113,18 @@ func deletePaths(paths []string, config models.Config, arguments []string) {
 	forceSoftDelete := util.InArray(arguments, cli.SOFT_DELETE_CLA)
 	bypassProtected := util.InArray(arguments, cli.BYPASS_PROTECTED_CLA)
 	overwrite := util.InArray(arguments, cli.OVERWRITE_CLA)
+	silent := util.InArray(arguments, cli.SILENT_CLA)
 
 	hasInteraciveCla := util.InArray(arguments, cli.INTERACTIVE_CLA)
 	hasGroupInteractiveCla := util.InArray(arguments, cli.INTERACTIVE_GROUP_CLA)
 	isInteractiveGroup := hasGroupInteractiveCla && len(paths) >= config.InteractiveThreshold()
 	isInteractive := hasInteraciveCla || isInteractiveGroup
 
+	hasVerboseCla := util.InArray(arguments, cli.VERBOSE_CLA)
+	if !hasVerboseCla {
+		hasVerboseCla = util.InArray(arguments, cli.VERBOSE_SHORT_CLA)
+	}
+
 	for _, path := range paths {
 		if isInteractive {
 			fmt.Println("Are you sure you want to delete", path, "? (y/n)")
@@ -159,6 +165,10 @@ func deletePaths(paths []string, config models.Config, arguments []string) {
 		shouldHardDelete := isTmp || forceHardDelete || isConfigHardDelete && !isConfigSoftDelete && !forceSoftDelete
 
 		deletePath(absolutePath, shouldHardDelete, config)
+
+		if hasVerboseCla && !silent {
+			fmt.Printf("removed '%s'\n", path)
+		}
 	}
 }