diff --git a/linux/cli.go b/linux/cli.go
index 8b0da31..32e3791 100644
--- a/linux/cli.go
+++ b/linux/cli.go
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ func configAppend(line string) {
 }
 
 func configMatches(spec *RepoSpec, nameOrPath string) bool {
-	return spec.Path == expandTilde(nameOrPath) || spec.Name() == nameOrPath || spec.Path == nameOrPath
+	return spec.Name() == nameOrPath || spec.Path == nameOrPath || spec.Path == normalizePath(nameOrPath)
 }
 
 func configRemove(nameOrPath string) int {
@@ -673,10 +673,9 @@ func configRemove(nameOrPath string) int {
 	return removed
 }
 
-// Flip the --paused token on config lines matching `nameOrPath` (by full
-// path or repo name, like remove). Pause lives in the config, not daemon
-// state, so it survives daemon and machine restarts. Returns the number
-// of lines changed.
+// Flip the --paused token on config lines matching `nameOrPath` (as remove
+// matches). Pause lives in the config, not daemon state, so it survives
+// daemon and machine restarts. Returns the number of lines changed.
 func configSetPaused(nameOrPath string, paused bool) int {
 	raw, err := os.ReadFile(configPath())
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/linux/cli_test.go b/linux/cli_test.go
index 898ee96..a18c054 100644
--- a/linux/cli_test.go
+++ b/linux/cli_test.go
@@ -123,6 +123,45 @@ func TestRmMatchesByFullPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRmMatchesTheRepoItRunsIn(t *testing.T) {
+	withTemporaryConfig(t)
+	repo := newTestRepo(t)
+	cliRun([]string{repo.path})
+	t.Chdir(repo.path)
+	if cliRun([]string{"rm", "."}) != 0 {
+		t.Error("rm . failed")
+	}
+	if len(configSpecs()) != 0 {
+		t.Error("the entry should be gone")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRmMatchesARelativePath(t *testing.T) {
+	withTemporaryConfig(t)
+	repo := newTestRepo(t)
+	cliRun([]string{repo.path})
+	t.Chdir(filepath.Dir(repo.path))
+	if cliRun([]string{"rm", "./" + repo.spec().Name()}) != 0 {
+		t.Error("rm by relative path failed")
+	}
+	if len(configSpecs()) != 0 {
+		t.Error("the entry should be gone")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRmMatchesByNameFromAnUnrelatedDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	withTemporaryConfig(t)
+	repo := newTestRepo(t)
+	cliRun([]string{repo.path})
+	t.Chdir(t.TempDir())
+	if cliRun([]string{"rm", repo.spec().Name()}) != 0 {
+		t.Error("rm by name failed")
+	}
+	if len(configSpecs()) != 0 {
+		t.Error("the entry should be gone")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRmUnknownFailsAndLeavesConfigAlone(t *testing.T) {
 	withTemporaryConfig(t)
 	repo := newTestRepo(t)
@@ -171,6 +210,25 @@ func TestPauseByFullPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPauseAndResumeTakeARelativeTarget(t *testing.T) {
+	withTemporaryConfig(t)
+	repo := newTestRepo(t)
+	cliRun([]string{repo.path})
+	t.Chdir(repo.path)
+	if cliRun([]string{"pause", "."}) != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("pause . failed")
+	}
+	if !configSpecs()[0].Paused {
+		t.Error("spec should be paused")
+	}
+	if cliRun([]string{"resume", "."}) != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("resume . failed")
+	}
+	if configSpecs()[0].Paused {
+		t.Error("spec should be resumed")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPausingTwiceFailsPolitely(t *testing.T) {
 	withTemporaryConfig(t)
 	repo := newTestRepo(t)