diff --git a/src/bin/TurtleCtl.hx b/src/bin/TurtleCtl.hx
index 46b30da..4dd8a0c 100644
--- a/src/bin/TurtleCtl.hx
+++ b/src/bin/TurtleCtl.hx
@@ -96,6 +96,20 @@ class TurtleCtl extends CLIAppBase {
 				return Success(null);
 			}, 1);
 		}, [Optional(String("to"))]);
+
+		registerAsyncSubcommand("dig", (args) -> {
+			var direction = args.getString("direction");
+			switch (direction) {
+				case "front" | "f":
+					return asynPerform(() -> Turtle.dig(Front), 1);
+				case "top" | "t" | "up" | "u":
+					return asynPerform(() -> Turtle.dig(Up), 1);
+				case "bot" | "bottom" | "b" | "down" | "d":
+					return asynPerform(() -> Turtle.dig(Down), 1);
+				default:
+					return Future.sync(false);
+			}
+		}, [String("direction")]);
 	}
 
 	private function asynPerform(op:Void->Outcome<Noise, String>, times:Int):Future<Bool> {
@@ -134,18 +148,4 @@ class TurtleCtl extends CLIAppBase {
 			return null;
 		});
 	}
-
-	private function parseTimes(args:Array<String>):Int {
-		if (args.length > 0) {
-			var num = Std.parseInt(args[0]);
-			if (num == null) {
-				handle.writeLine("Failed to parse args");
-				return 0;
-			} else {
-				return num;
-			}
-		} else {
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
 }