diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/group/delete/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/group/delete/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46ac54c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/group/delete/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package delete
+
+import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/group/delete/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/group/delete/root.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec72d924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/group/delete/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package delete
+
+import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+var (
+	baseCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:                "del",
+		Short:              "Add a new node group",
+		Long:               "Add a new node group ",
+		RunE:				CobraRunE,
+	}
+	SetVnfs string
+	SetKernel string
+	//	SetGroupLevel bool
+)
+
+func init() {
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetVnfs, "vnfs", "V", "", "Set node Virtual Node File System (VNFS)")
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetKernel, "kernel", "K", "", "Set Kernel version for nodes")
+}
+
+// GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.
+func GetCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	return baseCmd
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/group/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/group/root.go
index 85fad06d..98cf1ebb 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/group/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/group/root.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package group
 
 import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/group/add"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/group/delete"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/group/list"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/group/set"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ func init() {
 	baseCmd.AddCommand(list.GetCommand())
 	baseCmd.AddCommand(set.GetCommand())
 	baseCmd.AddCommand(add.GetCommand())
+	baseCmd.AddCommand(delete.GetCommand())
 }
 
 // GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46ac54c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package delete
+
+import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/root.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d91ba3b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package delete
+
+import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+var (
+	baseCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:                "del",
+		Short:              "Set node configurations",
+		Long:               "Set node configurations ",
+		RunE:				CobraRunE,
+	}
+	SetVnfs string
+	SetKernel string
+	//	SetGroupLevel bool
+)
+
+func init() {
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetVnfs, "vnfs", "V", "", "Set node Virtual Node File System (VNFS)")
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetKernel, "kernel", "K", "", "Set Kernel version for nodes")
+}
+
+// GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.
+func GetCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	return baseCmd
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/root.go
index e4e29eba..8d7f4ab4 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/root.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package node
 
 import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/node/add"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/node/list"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/node/poweron"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/node/poweroff"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func init() {
 	baseCmd.AddCommand(list.GetCommand())
 	baseCmd.AddCommand(set.GetCommand())
 	baseCmd.AddCommand(add.GetCommand())
-
+	baseCmd.AddCommand(delete.GetCommand())
 }
 
 // GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.