diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7375fe4..4de25ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,5 +40,7 @@ implementation status of planned features:
 - [x] s - ce-command-reg-replace
 - [ ] t - ce-command-copy
 - [x] w - ce-command-write
+- [x] x - ce-command-chop
+- [x] X - ce-command-chop-beg
 - [x] 0 - ce-command-number
 
diff --git a/ce.cl b/ce.cl
index 606da45..e0dfc23 100644
--- a/ce.cl
+++ b/ce.cl
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
  (#\s . ce-command-reg-replace)
  (#\t . ce-command-copy)
  (#\w . ce-command-write)
+ (#\x . ce-command-chop)
+ (#\X . ce-command-chop-beg)
  (#\0 . ce-command-number)
  (#\1 . ce-command-number)
  (#\2 . ce-command-number)
@@ -431,6 +433,26 @@ specific command. the recognized commands are as follows:
 			:if-does-not-exist :create)
     (format out "~{~a~%~}" buffer))))
 
+(defmacro ce-build-chop (fin)
+  "helper for chop and chop-beg"
+  `(progn
+    (ce-reset-input)
+    (let ((inp (parse-integer (string-or (read-line) "1"))))
+     (ce-apply-region (lambda (x)
+		       (let ((llen (length x)))
+			(if (< llen inp)
+			 x ,fin)))))))
+
+(defun ce-command-chop (&optional c)
+  "chop off argument characters from end of each line in region"
+  (declare (ignore c))
+  (ce-build-chop (subseq x 0 (- llen inp))))
+
+(defun ce-command-chop-beg (&optional c)
+  "chop off argument characters from start of each line in region"
+  (declare (ignore c))
+  (ce-build-chop (subseq x inp)))
+
 (defun ce-command-number (c)
   "input a number"
   (if (or (= 0 newpoint) (= 2 newpoint))