diff --git a/tools/bin/erase b/tools/bin/erase
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..89ca5c097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bin/erase
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+if test $# = 0; then
+echo 'usage: erase <file>'
+fi
+file=$1
+erased_dir=$HOME/erased
+mv -f $file erased_dir
+cvs remove $file
+