diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 27aa61b49..65ea56850 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ test: build-erasure build-signify
 	godep go test -race -coverprofile=cover.out github.com/minio-io/minio/pkgs/gateway
 
 install: build-erasure
-	godep go install github.com/minio-io/minio/cmd/minio-encode
-	godep go install github.com/minio-io/minio/cmd/minio-decode
+	godep go install github.com/minio-io/minio/cmd/minio-demo
 
 save:
 	godep save ./...
diff --git a/cmd/minio-decode/main.go b/cmd/minio-decode/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 29ff43e05..000000000
--- a/cmd/minio-decode/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
-	"os"
-	"strconv"
-
-	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
-	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkgs/erasure"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	app := cli.NewApp()
-	app.Name = "minio-decode"
-	app.Usage = "erasure decode a byte stream"
-	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "input,i",
-			Value: "",
-			Usage: "Input file",
-		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "output,o",
-			Value: "",
-			Usage: "Output file",
-		},
-		cli.IntFlag{
-			Name:  "k",
-			Value: 10,
-			Usage: "k value of encoder parameters",
-		},
-		cli.IntFlag{
-			Name:  "m",
-			Value: 5,
-			Usage: "m value of encoder parameters",
-		},
-	}
-	app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) {
-		// check if minio-encode called without parameters
-		if len(c.Args()) == 1 {
-			cli.ShowAppHelp(c)
-		}
-
-		// get input path
-		if c.String("input") == "" {
-			log.Fatal("No input specified")
-		}
-		inputFilePath := c.String("input")
-
-		// get output path
-		outputFilePath := inputFilePath
-		if c.String("output") != "" {
-			outputFilePath = c.String("output")
-		}
-
-		k := c.Int("k")
-		m := c.Int("m")
-
-		// get chunks
-		chunks := make([][]byte, k+m)
-		for i := 0; i < k+m; i++ {
-			chunks[i], _ = ioutil.ReadFile(inputFilePath + "." + strconv.Itoa(i))
-		}
-
-		// get length
-		lengthBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(inputFilePath + ".length")
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		lengthString := string(lengthBytes)
-		length, err := strconv.Atoi(lengthString)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
-		// set up encoder
-		erasureParameters, _ := erasure.ParseEncoderParams(k, m, erasure.CAUCHY)
-
-		// decode data
-		decodedData, err := erasure.Decode(chunks, erasureParameters, length)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
-		// write decode data out
-		ioutil.WriteFile(outputFilePath, decodedData, 0600)
-	}
-	app.Run(os.Args)
-}
diff --git a/cmd/minio-demo/decode.go b/cmd/minio-demo/decode.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db96c2833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/minio-demo/decode.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkgs/erasure"
+)
+
+func decode(c *cli.Context) {
+	// check if minio-encode called without parameters
+	if len(c.Args()) != 1 {
+		cli.ShowCommandHelp(c, "decode")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// get input path
+	inputFilePath := c.Args().Get(0)
+
+	// get output path
+	outputFilePath := inputFilePath
+	if c.String("output") != "" {
+		outputFilePath = c.String("output")
+	}
+
+	protectionLevel := c.String("protection-level")
+	protectionLevelSplit := strings.Split(protectionLevel, ",")
+	if len(protectionLevelSplit) != 2 {
+		log.Fatal("Malformed input for protection-level")
+	}
+
+	k, err := strconv.Atoi(protectionLevelSplit[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	m, err := strconv.Atoi(protectionLevelSplit[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// get chunks
+	chunks := make([][]byte, k+m)
+	for i := 0; i < k+m; i++ {
+		chunks[i], _ = ioutil.ReadFile(inputFilePath + "." + strconv.Itoa(i))
+	}
+
+	// get length
+	lengthBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(inputFilePath + ".length")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	lengthString := string(lengthBytes)
+	length, err := strconv.Atoi(lengthString)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// set up encoder
+	erasureParameters, _ := erasure.ParseEncoderParams(k, m, erasure.CAUCHY)
+
+	// decode data
+	decodedData, err := erasure.Decode(chunks, erasureParameters, length)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// write decode data out
+	if _, err := os.Stat(outputFilePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		ioutil.WriteFile(outputFilePath, decodedData, 0600)
+	} else {
+		log.Fatal("Output file already exists")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/minio-demo/encode.go b/cmd/minio-demo/encode.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd2e67685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/minio-demo/encode.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkgs/erasure"
+)
+
+func encode(c *cli.Context) {
+	// check if minio-encode called without parameters
+	if len(c.Args()) != 1 {
+		cli.ShowCommandHelp(c, "encode")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// get input path
+	inputFilePath := c.Args().Get(0)
+
+	// get output path
+	outputFilePath := inputFilePath
+	if c.String("output") != "" {
+		outputFilePath = c.String("output")
+	}
+
+	protectionLevel := c.String("protection-level")
+	protectionLevelSplit := strings.Split(protectionLevel, ",")
+	if len(protectionLevelSplit) != 2 {
+		log.Fatal("Malformed input for protection-level")
+	}
+
+	k, err := strconv.Atoi(protectionLevelSplit[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	m, err := strconv.Atoi(protectionLevelSplit[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// get file
+	inputFile, err := os.Open(inputFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// read file
+	input, err := ioutil.ReadAll(inputFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// set up encoder
+	erasureParameters, _ := erasure.ParseEncoderParams(k, m, erasure.CAUCHY)
+	// encode data
+	encodedData, length := erasure.Encode(input, erasureParameters)
+
+	// write encoded data out
+	for key, data := range encodedData {
+		ioutil.WriteFile(outputFilePath+"."+strconv.Itoa(key), data, 0600)
+	}
+	ioutil.WriteFile(outputFilePath+".length", []byte(strconv.Itoa(length)), 0600)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/minio-demo/main.go b/cmd/minio-demo/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b50b2390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/minio-demo/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	app := cli.NewApp()
+	app.Name = "minio-encode"
+	app.Usage = "erasure encode a byte stream"
+	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
+		{
+			Name:   "encode",
+			Usage:  "erasure encode a byte stream",
+			Action: encode,
+			Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:  "output,o",
+					Value: "",
+					Usage: "Output file",
+				},
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:  "protection-level",
+					Value: "10,5",
+					Usage: "data,parity",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "decode",
+			Usage:  "erasure decode a byte stream",
+			Action: decode,
+			Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:  "output,o",
+					Value: "",
+					Usage: "Output file",
+				},
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:  "protection-level",
+					Value: "10,5",
+					Usage: "data,parity",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	app.Run(os.Args)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/minio-encode/main.go b/cmd/minio-encode/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3eaa8fe3f..000000000
--- a/cmd/minio-encode/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
-	"os"
-	"strconv"
-
-	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
-	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkgs/erasure"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	app := cli.NewApp()
-	app.Name = "minio-encode"
-	app.Usage = "erasure encode a byte stream"
-	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "input,i",
-			Value: "",
-			Usage: "Input file",
-		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "output,o",
-			Value: "",
-			Usage: "Output file",
-		},
-		cli.IntFlag{
-			Name:  "k",
-			Value: 10,
-			Usage: "k value of encoder parameters",
-		},
-		cli.IntFlag{
-			Name:  "m",
-			Value: 5,
-			Usage: "m value of encoder parameters",
-		},
-	}
-	app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) {
-		// check if minio-encode called without parameters
-		if len(c.Args()) == 1 {
-			cli.ShowAppHelp(c)
-		}
-
-		// get input path
-		if c.String("input") == "" {
-			log.Fatal("No input specified")
-		}
-		inputFilePath := c.String("input")
-
-		// get output path
-		outputFilePath := inputFilePath
-		if c.String("output") != "" {
-			outputFilePath = c.String("output")
-		}
-
-		k := c.Int("k")
-		m := c.Int("m")
-
-		// get file
-		inputFile, err := os.Open(inputFilePath)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
-		// read file
-		input, err := ioutil.ReadAll(inputFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
-		// set up encoder
-		erasureParameters, _ := erasure.ParseEncoderParams(k, m, erasure.CAUCHY)
-		// encode data
-		encodedData, length := erasure.Encode(input, erasureParameters)
-
-		// write encoded data out
-		for key, data := range encodedData {
-			ioutil.WriteFile(outputFilePath+"."+strconv.Itoa(key), data, 0600)
-		}
-		ioutil.WriteFile(outputFilePath+".length", []byte(strconv.Itoa(length)), 0600)
-	}
-	app.Run(os.Args)
-}