diff --git a/pycryptomator/__init__.py b/pycryptomator/__init__.py
index c0e58bb..572e0ac 100644
--- a/pycryptomator/__init__.py
+++ b/pycryptomator/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 COPYRIGHT = '''Copyright (C)2024, by maxpat78.'''
-__version__ = '1.1'
+__version__ = '1.2'
 __all__ = ["Vault", "init_vault", "backupDirIds"]
diff --git a/pycryptomator/cmshell.py b/pycryptomator/cmshell.py
index 4ee8b28..9133ac2 100644
--- a/pycryptomator/cmshell.py
+++ b/pycryptomator/cmshell.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from .cryptomator import *
 
 if os.name == 'nt':
-    from w32lex import split # shlex ban \ in pathnames!
+    from .w32lex import split # shlex ban \ in pathnames!
 else:
     from shlex import split
 
@@ -62,16 +62,18 @@ def do_decrypt(p, arg):
             print(sys.exception())
 
     def do_encrypt(p, arg):
-        'Encrypt files or directories into the vault'
+        'Encrypt files or directories into the vault, eventually moving them'
         argl = split(arg)
+        move = '-m' in argl
+        if move: argl.remove('-m')
         if not argl or argl[0] == '-h' or len(argl) != 2:
-            print('use: encrypt <real_pathname_source> <virtual_pathname_destination>')
+            print('use: encrypt [-m] <real_pathname_source> <virtual_pathname_destination>')
             return
         try:
             if isdir(argl[0]):
-                p.vault.encryptDir(argl[0], argl[1])
+                p.vault.encryptDir(argl[0], argl[1], move=move)
             else:
-                p.vault.encryptFile(argl[0], argl[1])
+                p.vault.encryptFile(argl[0], argl[1], move=move)
         except:
             print(sys.exception())
             
diff --git a/pycryptomator/cryptomator.py b/pycryptomator/cryptomator.py
index cd1af08..5f1a02b 100644
--- a/pycryptomator/cryptomator.py
+++ b/pycryptomator/cryptomator.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def _encryptf(K, src, dst):
             dst.write(tag)
             n += 1
 
-    def encryptFile(p, src, virtualpath, force=False):
+    def encryptFile(p, src, virtualpath, force=False, move=False):
         "Encrypt a 'src' file into a pre-existant vault's virtual directory (or a file-like object into a real path)"
         if hasattr(src, 'read'): # if it's file
             f = src
@@ -285,9 +285,11 @@ def encryptFile(p, src, virtualpath, force=False):
         if not hasattr(src, 'read'):
             st = os.stat(src)
             os.utime(out.name, (st.st_atime, st.st_mtime))
+            if move:
+                os.remove(src)
         return cb
 
-    def encryptDir(p, src, virtualpath, force=False):
+    def encryptDir(p, src, virtualpath, force=False, move=False):
         if (virtualpath[0] != '/'):
             raise BaseException('the vault path must be absolute!')
         real = p.mkdir(virtualpath)
@@ -302,8 +304,11 @@ def encryptDir(p, src, virtualpath, force=False):
                 dn = join(virtualpath, fn[len(src)+1:]) # target pathname
                 p.mkdir(dirname(dn))
                 print(dn)
-                total_bytes += p.encryptFile(fn, dn, force)
+                total_bytes += p.encryptFile(fn, dn, force, move)
                 n += 1
+        if move:
+            print('moved', src)
+            shutil.rmtree(src)
         T1 = time.time()
         print('encrypting %s bytes in %d files and %d directories took %d seconds' % (_fmt_size(total_bytes), n, nn, T1-T0))