diff --git a/cmd/content/create.go b/cmd/content/create.go
index 6466091..bf03de7 100644
--- a/cmd/content/create.go
+++ b/cmd/content/create.go
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ func newCreateCommand(cli labcli.CLI) *cobra.Command {
 					opts.dir = filepath.Join(cwd, opts.name)
 				}
 			}
+			if absDir, err := filepath.Abs(opts.dir); err != nil {
+				return labcli.WrapStatusError(fmt.Errorf("couldn't get the absolute path of %s: %w", opts.dir, err))
+			} else {
+				opts.dir = absDir
+			}
 
 			return labcli.WrapStatusError(runCreateContent(cmd.Context(), cli, &opts))
 		},
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ func createChallenge(ctx context.Context, cli labcli.CLI, opts *createOptions) e
 
 	if err := cli.Client().PutMarkdown(ctx, api.PutMarkdownRequest{
 		Kind: "challenge",
-		Name: opts.name,
+		Name: ch.Name,
 		Content: `---
 title: Sample Challenge 444
 description: |
diff --git a/cmd/content/list.go b/cmd/content/list.go
index 8b07670..b980c10 100644
--- a/cmd/content/list.go
+++ b/cmd/content/list.go
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ func newListCommand(cli labcli.CLI) *cobra.Command {
 	var opts listOptions
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "list [--kind challenge|tutorial|course]",
-		Short: "List authored content, possibly filtered by kind.",
-		Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
+		Use:     "list [--kind challenge|tutorial|course]",
+		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
+		Short:   "List authored content, possibly filtered by kind.",
+		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return labcli.WrapStatusError(runListContent(cmd.Context(), cli, &opts))
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/content/remove.go b/cmd/content/remove.go
index 4954b6e..a99b4b1 100644
--- a/cmd/content/remove.go
+++ b/cmd/content/remove.go
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ func newRemoveCommand(cli labcli.CLI) *cobra.Command {
 	var opts removeOptions
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "remove [flags] <challenge|tutorial|course> <name>",
-		Short: "Remove a piece of content you authored.",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(2),
+		Use:     "remove [flags] <challenge|tutorial|course> <name>",
+		Aliases: []string{"rm"},
+		Short:   "Remove a piece of content you authored.",
+		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(2),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if err := opts.kind.Set(args[0]); err != nil {
 				return labcli.WrapStatusError(err)
@@ -32,13 +33,23 @@ func newRemoveCommand(cli labcli.CLI) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
+	flags := cmd.Flags()
+
+	flags.BoolVarP(
+		&opts.force,
+		"force",
+		"f",
+		false,
+		"Remove without confirmation.",
+	)
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
 func runRemoveContent(ctx context.Context, cli labcli.CLI, opts *removeOptions) error {
-	cli.PrintAux("Removing %s %s...\n", opts.kind, opts.name)
-
 	if !opts.force {
+		cli.PrintAux("Removing %s %s...\n", opts.kind, opts.name)
+
 		if !cli.Confirm(
 			"This action is irreversible. Are you sure?",
 			"Yes", "No",