diff --git a/sys/src/ape/cmd/cc.c b/sys/src/ape/9src/cc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/src/ape/cmd/cc.c
rename to sys/src/ape/9src/cc.c
diff --git a/sys/src/ape/9src/mkfile b/sys/src/ape/9src/mkfile
index 739ce3ed7..bedef515d 100644
--- a/sys/src/ape/9src/mkfile
+++ b/sys/src/ape/9src/mkfile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 TARG=\
 	stty\
 	tar\
+	cc\
 
 BIN=/$objtype/bin/ape
 </sys/src/cmd/mkmany
diff --git a/sys/src/ape/cmd/cp.c b/sys/src/ape/cmd/cp.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c62df2d48..000000000
--- a/sys/src/ape/cmd/cp.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,179 +0,0 @@
-#include <u.h>
-#include <libc.h>
-
-#define	DEFB	(8*1024)
-
-int	failed;
-int	gflag;
-int	uflag;
-int	xflag;
-void	copy(char *from, char *to, int todir);
-int	copy1(int fdf, int fdt, char *from, char *to);
-
-void
-main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	Dir *dirb;
-	int todir, i;
-
-	ARGBEGIN {
-	case 'g':
-		gflag++;
-		break;
-	case 'u':
-		uflag++;
-		gflag++;
-		break;
-	case 'x':
-		xflag++;
-		break;
-	case 'p':
-		break;
-	default:
-		goto usage;
-	} ARGEND
-
-	todir=0;
-	if(argc < 2)
-		goto usage;
-	dirb = dirstat(argv[argc-1]);
-	if(dirb!=nil && (dirb->mode&DMDIR))
-		todir=1;
-	if(argc>2 && !todir){
-		fprint(2, "cp: %s not a directory\n", argv[argc-1]);
-		exits("bad usage");
-	}
-	for(i=0; i<argc-1; i++)
-		copy(argv[i], argv[argc-1], todir);
-	if(failed)
-		exits("errors");
-	exits(0);
-
-usage:
-	fprint(2, "usage:\tcp [-gux] fromfile tofile\n");
-	fprint(2, "\tcp [-x] fromfile ... todir\n");
-	exits("usage");
-}
-
-int
-samefile(Dir *a, char *an, char *bn)
-{
-	Dir *b;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = 0;
-	b=dirstat(bn);
-	if(b != nil)
-	if(b->qid.type==a->qid.type)
-	if(b->qid.path==a->qid.path)
-	if(b->qid.vers==a->qid.vers)
-	if(b->dev==a->dev)
-	if(b->type==a->type){
-		fprint(2, "cp: %s and %s are the same file\n", an, bn);
-		ret = 1;
-	}
-	free(b);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void
-copy(char *from, char *to, int todir)
-{
-	Dir *dirb, dirt;
-	char name[256];
-	int fdf, fdt, mode;
-
-	if(todir){
-		char *s, *elem;
-		elem=s=from;
-		while(*s++)
-			if(s[-1]=='/')
-				elem=s;
-		sprint(name, "%s/%s", to, elem);
-		to=name;
-	}
-
-	if((dirb=dirstat(from))==nil){
-		fprint(2,"cp: can't stat %s: %r\n", from);
-		failed = 1;
-		return;
-	}
-	mode = dirb->mode;
-	if(mode&DMDIR){
-		fprint(2, "cp: %s is a directory\n", from);
-		free(dirb);
-		failed = 1;
-		return;
-	}
-	if(samefile(dirb, from, to)){
-		free(dirb);
-		failed = 1;
-		return;
-	}
-	mode &= 0777;
-	fdf=open(from, OREAD);
-	if(fdf<0){
-		fprint(2, "cp: can't open %s: %r\n", from);
-		free(dirb);
-		failed = 1;
-		return;
-	}
-	fdt=create(to, OWRITE, mode);
-	if(fdt<0){
-		fprint(2, "cp: can't create %s: %r\n", to);
-		close(fdf);
-		free(dirb);
-		failed = 1;
-		return;
-	}
-	if(copy1(fdf, fdt, from, to)==0 && (xflag || gflag || uflag)){
-		nulldir(&dirt);
-		if(xflag){
-			dirt.mtime = dirb->mtime;
-			dirt.mode = dirb->mode;
-		}
-		if(uflag)
-			dirt.uid = dirb->uid;
-		if(gflag)
-			dirt.gid = dirb->gid;
-		if(dirfwstat(fdt, &dirt) < 0)
-			fprint(2, "cp: warning: can't wstat %s: %r\n", to);
-	}			
-	free(dirb);
-	close(fdf);
-	close(fdt);
-}
-
-int
-copy1(int fdf, int fdt, char *from, char *to)
-{
-	char *buf;
-	long n, n1, rcount;
-	int rv;
-	char err[ERRMAX];
-
-	buf = malloc(DEFB);
-	/* clear any residual error */
-	err[0] = '\0';
-	errstr(err, ERRMAX);
-	rv = 0;
-	for(rcount=0;; rcount++) {
-		n = read(fdf, buf, DEFB);
-		if(n <= 0)
-			break;
-		n1 = write(fdt, buf, n);
-		if(n1 != n) {
-			fprint(2, "cp: error writing %s: %r\n", to);
-			failed = 1;
-			rv = -1;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	if(n < 0) {
-		fprint(2, "cp: error reading %s: %r\n", from);
-		failed = 1;
-		rv = -1;
-	}
-	free(buf);
-	return rv;
-}
diff --git a/sys/src/ape/cmd/mkfile b/sys/src/ape/cmd/mkfile
index c2a059751..993f60ee1 100644
--- a/sys/src/ape/cmd/mkfile
+++ b/sys/src/ape/cmd/mkfile
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ APE=/sys/src/ape
 <$APE/config
 
 TARG=basename\
-	cc\
-	cp\
 	dirname\
 	kill\
-	mv\
 	uname
 
 DIRS=\
@@ -46,24 +43,6 @@ $DIRS:V:
 		mk all
 	}
 
-cc.$O: cc.c
-	mk -f /sys/src/cmd/mkfile cc.$O
-
-$O.cc: cc.$O
-	mk -f /sys/src/cmd/mkfile $O.cc
-
-cp.$O: cp.c
-	mk -f /sys/src/cmd/mkfile cp.$O
-
-$O.cp: cp.$O
-	mk -f /sys/src/cmd/mkfile $O.cp
-
-mv.$O: mv.c
-	mk -f /sys/src/cmd/mkfile mv.$O
-
-$O.mv: mv.$O
-	mk -f /sys/src/cmd/mkfile $O.mv
-
 $BIN/%: %.rc
 	cp -x $stem.rc $BIN/$stem
 
diff --git a/sys/src/ape/cmd/mv.c b/sys/src/ape/cmd/mv.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 4764e34f5..000000000
--- a/sys/src/ape/cmd/mv.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,250 +0,0 @@
-#include <u.h>
-#include <libc.h>
-
-int	copy1(int fdf, int fdt, char *from, char *to);
-void	hardremove(char *);
-int	mv(char *from, char *todir, char *toelem);
-int	mv1(char *from, Dir *dirb, char *todir, char *toelem);
-int	samefile(char *, char *);
-void	split(char *, char **, char **);
-
-void
-main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	int i, failed;
-	Dir *dirto, *dirfrom;
-	char *todir, *toelem;
-
-	if(argc<3){
-		fprint(2, "usage: mv fromfile tofile\n");
-		fprint(2, "	  mv fromfile ... todir\n");
-		exits("bad usage");
-	}
-
-	/* Skip -f */
-	if(argv[1][0] == '-' && argv[1][1] == 'f' && argv[1][2] == 0) {
-		for(i=2; i<argc; i++) {
-			argv[i-1] = argv[i];
-		}
-		argc--;
-	}
-
-	/* prepass to canonicalise names before splitting, etc. */
-	for(i=1; i < argc; i++)
-		cleanname(argv[i]);
-
-	if((dirto = dirstat(argv[argc-1])) != nil && (dirto->mode&DMDIR)){
-		dirfrom = nil;
-		if(argc == 3
-		&& (dirfrom = dirstat(argv[1])) != nil
-		&& (dirfrom->mode & DMDIR)) 
-			split(argv[argc-1], &todir, &toelem); /* mv dir1 dir2 */
-		else{				/* mv file... dir */
-			todir = argv[argc-1];
-			toelem = nil;		/* toelem will be fromelem */
-		}
-		free(dirfrom);
-	}else
-		split(argv[argc-1], &todir, &toelem);	/* mv file1 file2 */
-	free(dirto);
-	if(argc>3 && toelem != nil){
-		fprint(2, "mv: %s not a directory\n", argv[argc-1]);
-		exits("bad usage");
-	}
-
-	failed = 0;
-	for(i=1; i < argc-1; i++)
-		if(mv(argv[i], todir, toelem) < 0)
-			failed++;
-	if(failed)
-		exits("failure");
-	exits(0);
-}
-
-int
-mv(char *from, char *todir, char *toelem)
-{
-	int stat;
-	Dir *dirb;
-
-	dirb = dirstat(from);
-	if(dirb == nil){
-		fprint(2, "mv: can't stat %s: %r\n", from);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	stat = mv1(from, dirb, todir, toelem);
-	free(dirb);
-	return stat;
-}
-
-int
-mv1(char *from, Dir *dirb, char *todir, char *toelem)
-{
-	int fdf, fdt, i, j, stat;
-	char toname[4096], fromname[4096];
-	char *fromdir, *fromelem;
-	Dir *dirt, null;
-
-	i = strlen(from);
-	if(i >= sizeof(fromname)){
-		fprint(2, "mv: path too big (max %d): %s\n",
-			sizeof(fromname), from);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	memmove(fromname, from, i+1);
-	split(from, &fromdir, &fromelem);
-	if(toelem == 0)
-		toelem = fromelem;
-	i = strlen(toelem);
-	if(i==0){
-		fprint(2, "mv: null last name element moving %s\n", fromname);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	j = strlen(todir);
-	if(i + j + 2 > sizeof toname){
-		fprint(2, "mv: path too big (max %d): %s/%s\n",
-			sizeof toname, todir, toelem);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	memmove(toname, todir, j);
-	toname[j] = '/';
-	memmove(toname+j+1, toelem, i);
-	toname[i+j+1] = 0;
-
-	if(samefile(fromdir, todir)){
-		if(samefile(fromname, toname)){
-			fprint(2, "mv: %s and %s are the same\n",
-				fromname, toname);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		/* remove target if present */
-		dirt = dirstat(toname);
-		if(dirt != nil) {
-			hardremove(toname);
-			free(dirt);
-		}
-
-		/* try wstat */
-		nulldir(&null);
-		null.name = toelem;
-		if(dirwstat(fromname, &null) >= 0)
-			return 0;
-		if(dirb->mode & DMDIR){
-			fprint(2, "mv: can't rename directory %s: %r\n",
-				fromname);
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
-	/*
-	 * Renaming won't work --- must copy
-	 */
-	if(dirb->mode & DMDIR){
-		fprint(2, "mv: %s is a directory, not copied to %s\n",
-			fromname, toname);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	fdf = open(fromname, OREAD);
-	if(fdf < 0){
-		fprint(2, "mv: can't open %s: %r\n", fromname);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	dirt = dirstat(toname);
-	if(dirt != nil && (dirt->mode & DMAPPEND))
-		hardremove(toname);  /* because create() won't truncate file */
-	free(dirt);
-
-	fdt = create(toname, OWRITE, dirb->mode);
-	if(fdt < 0){
-		fprint(2, "mv: can't create %s: %r\n", toname);
-		close(fdf);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	stat = copy1(fdf, fdt, fromname, toname);
-	close(fdf);
-
-	if(stat >= 0){
-		nulldir(&null);
-		null.mtime = dirb->mtime;
-		null.mode = dirb->mode;
-		dirfwstat(fdt, &null);	/* ignore errors; e.g. user none always fails */
-		if(remove(fromname) < 0){
-			fprint(2, "mv: can't remove %s: %r\n", fromname);
-			stat = -1;
-		}
-	}
-	close(fdt);
-	return stat;
-}
-
-int
-copy1(int fdf, int fdt, char *from, char *to)
-{
-	char buf[8192];
-	long n, n1;
-
-	while ((n = read(fdf, buf, sizeof buf)) > 0) {
-		n1 = write(fdt, buf, n);
-		if(n1 != n){
-			fprint(2, "mv: error writing %s: %r\n", to);
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
-	if(n < 0){
-		fprint(2, "mv: error reading %s: %r\n", from);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void
-split(char *name, char **pdir, char **pelem)
-{
-	char *s;
-
-	s = utfrrune(name, '/');
-	if(s){
-		*s = 0;
-		*pelem = s+1;
-		*pdir = name;
-	}else if(strcmp(name, "..") == 0){
-		*pdir = "..";
-		*pelem = ".";
-	}else{
-		*pdir = ".";
-		*pelem = name;
-	}
-}
-
-int
-samefile(char *a, char *b)
-{
-	Dir *da, *db;
-	int ret;
-
-	if(strcmp(a, b) == 0)
-		return 1;
-	da = dirstat(a);
-	db = dirstat(b);
-	ret = (da != nil && db != nil &&
-		da->qid.type==db->qid.type &&
-		da->qid.path==db->qid.path &&
-		da->qid.vers==db->qid.vers &&
-		da->dev==db->dev &&
-		da->type==db->type);
-	free(da);
-	free(db);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void
-hardremove(char *a)
-{
-	if(remove(a) == -1){
-		fprint(2, "mv: can't remove %s: %r\n", a);
-		exits("mv");
-	}
-	while(remove(a) != -1)
-		;
-}