diff --git a/core/commands/resolve.go b/core/commands/resolve.go
index 75258464f84..762af30b5a4 100644
--- a/core/commands/resolve.go
+++ b/core/commands/resolve.go
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	cmds "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/commands"
-	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
+	cmdenv "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/commands/cmdenv"
 	e "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/commands/e"
 	ncmd "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/commands/name"
+	coreiface "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
+	options "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"
 	ns "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/namesys"
 	nsopts "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/namesys/opts"
 	path "gx/ipfs/QmX7uSbkNz76yNwBhuwYwRbhihLnJqM73VTCjS3UMJud9A/go-path"
 
+	"gx/ipfs/QmPTfgFTo9PFr1PvPKyKoeMgBvYPh6cX3aDP7DHKVbnCbi/go-ipfs-cmds"
 	"gx/ipfs/QmSP88ryZkHSRn1fnngAaV2Vcn63WUJzAavnRM9CVdU1Ky/go-ipfs-cmdkit"
 )
 
@@ -62,12 +65,17 @@ Resolve the value of an IPFS DAG path:
 	},
 	Options: []cmdkit.Option{
 		cmdkit.BoolOption("recursive", "r", "Resolve until the result is an IPFS name."),
-		cmdkit.UintOption("dht-record-count", "dhtrc", "Number of records to request for DHT resolution."),
+		cmdkit.IntOption("dht-record-count", "dhtrc", "Number of records to request for DHT resolution."),
 		cmdkit.StringOption("dht-timeout", "dhtt", "Max time to collect values during DHT resolution eg \"30s\". Pass 0 for no timeout."),
 	},
-	Run: func(req cmds.Request, res cmds.Response) {
+	Run: func(req *cmds.Request, res cmds.ResponseEmitter, env cmds.Environment) {
+		api, err := cmdenv.GetApi(env)
+		if err != nil {
+			res.SetError(err, cmdkit.ErrNormal)
+			return
+		}
 
-		n, err := req.InvocContext().GetNode()
+		n, err := cmdenv.GetNode(env)
 		if err != nil {
 			res.SetError(err, cmdkit.ErrNormal)
 			return
@@ -81,16 +89,19 @@ Resolve the value of an IPFS DAG path:
 			}
 		}
 
-		name := req.Arguments()[0]
-		recursive, _, _ := req.Option("recursive").Bool()
+		name := req.Arguments[0]
+		recursive, _ := req.Options["recursive"].(bool)
 
 		// the case when ipns is resolved step by step
 		if strings.HasPrefix(name, "/ipns/") && !recursive {
-			rc, rcok, _ := req.Option("dht-record-count").Int()
-			dhtt, dhttok, _ := req.Option("dht-timeout").String()
-			ropts := []nsopts.ResolveOpt{nsopts.Depth(1)}
+			rc, rcok := req.Options["dht-record-count"].(uint)
+			dhtt, dhttok := req.Options["dht-timeout"].(string)
+			ropts := []options.NameResolveOption{
+				options.Name.ResolveOption(nsopts.Depth(1)),
+			}
+
 			if rcok {
-				ropts = append(ropts, nsopts.DhtRecordCount(uint(rc)))
+				ropts = append(ropts, options.Name.ResolveOption(nsopts.DhtRecordCount(rc)))
 			}
 			if dhttok {
 				d, err := time.ParseDuration(dhtt)
@@ -102,48 +113,45 @@ Resolve the value of an IPFS DAG path:
 					res.SetError(errors.New("DHT timeout value must be >= 0"), cmdkit.ErrNormal)
 					return
 				}
-				ropts = append(ropts, nsopts.DhtTimeout(d))
+				ropts = append(ropts, options.Name.ResolveOption(nsopts.DhtTimeout(d)))
 			}
-			p, err := n.Namesys.Resolve(req.Context(), name, ropts...)
+			p, err := api.Name().Resolve(req.Context, name, ropts...)
 			// ErrResolveRecursion is fine
 			if err != nil && err != ns.ErrResolveRecursion {
 				res.SetError(err, cmdkit.ErrNormal)
 				return
 			}
-			res.SetOutput(&ncmd.ResolvedPath{Path: p})
+			cmds.EmitOnce(res, &ncmd.ResolvedPath{Path: path.Path(p.String())})
 			return
 		}
 
 		// else, ipfs path or ipns with recursive flag
-		p, err := path.ParsePath(name)
+		p, err := coreiface.ParsePath(name)
 		if err != nil {
 			res.SetError(err, cmdkit.ErrNormal)
 			return
 		}
 
-		node, err := core.Resolve(req.Context(), n.Namesys, n.Resolver, p)
+		rp, err := api.ResolvePath(req.Context, p)
 		if err != nil {
 			res.SetError(err, cmdkit.ErrNormal)
 			return
 		}
 
-		c := node.Cid()
+		c := rp.Cid()
 
-		res.SetOutput(&ncmd.ResolvedPath{Path: path.FromCid(c)})
+		cmds.EmitOnce(res, &ncmd.ResolvedPath{Path: path.FromCid(c)})
 	},
-	Marshalers: cmds.MarshalerMap{
-		cmds.Text: func(res cmds.Response) (io.Reader, error) {
-			v, err := unwrapOutput(res.Output())
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-
+	Encoders: cmds.EncoderMap{
+		cmds.Text: cmds.MakeEncoder(func(req *cmds.Request, w io.Writer, v interface{}) error {
 			output, ok := v.(*ncmd.ResolvedPath)
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, e.TypeErr(output, v)
+				return e.TypeErr(output, v)
 			}
-			return strings.NewReader(output.Path.String() + "\n"), nil
-		},
+
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, output.Path.String())
+			return nil
+		}),
 	},
 	Type: ncmd.ResolvedPath{},
 }
diff --git a/core/commands/root.go b/core/commands/root.go
index 9ed34a7f55a..54bfe5965fd 100644
--- a/core/commands/root.go
+++ b/core/commands/root.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ var rootSubcommands = map[string]*cmds.Command{
 	"ping":      lgc.NewCommand(PingCmd),
 	"p2p":       lgc.NewCommand(P2PCmd),
 	"refs":      lgc.NewCommand(RefsCmd),
-	"resolve":   lgc.NewCommand(ResolveCmd),
+	"resolve":   ResolveCmd,
 	"swarm":     lgc.NewCommand(SwarmCmd),
 	"tar":       lgc.NewCommand(TarCmd),
 	"file":      lgc.NewCommand(unixfs.UnixFSCmd),
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ var rootROSubcommands = map[string]*cmds.Command{
 			"resolve": dag.DagResolveCmd,
 		},
 	}),
-	"resolve": lgc.NewCommand(ResolveCmd),
+	"resolve": ResolveCmd,
 	"version": lgc.NewCommand(VersionCmd),
 }
 
diff --git a/core/coreapi/interface/options/name.go b/core/coreapi/interface/options/name.go
index 48aecf18ba8..ba3691b03cd 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/interface/options/name.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/interface/options/name.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package options
 
 import (
 	"time"
+
+	ropts "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/namesys/opts"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -14,9 +16,10 @@ type NamePublishSettings struct {
 }
 
 type NameResolveSettings struct {
-	Recursive bool
-	Local     bool
-	Cache     bool
+	Local bool
+	Cache bool
+
+	ResolveOpts []ropts.ResolveOpt
 }
 
 type NamePublishOption func(*NamePublishSettings) error
@@ -40,9 +43,8 @@ func NamePublishOptions(opts ...NamePublishOption) (*NamePublishSettings, error)
 
 func NameResolveOptions(opts ...NameResolveOption) (*NameResolveSettings, error) {
 	options := &NameResolveSettings{
-		Recursive: false,
-		Local:     false,
-		Cache:     true,
+		Local: false,
+		Cache: true,
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -80,15 +82,6 @@ func (nameOpts) Key(key string) NamePublishOption {
 	}
 }
 
-// Recursive is an option for Name.Resolve which specifies whether to perform a
-// recursive lookup. Default value is false
-func (nameOpts) Recursive(recursive bool) NameResolveOption {
-	return func(settings *NameResolveSettings) error {
-		settings.Recursive = recursive
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
 // Local is an option for Name.Resolve which specifies if the lookup should be
 // offline. Default value is false
 func (nameOpts) Local(local bool) NameResolveOption {
@@ -106,3 +99,11 @@ func (nameOpts) Cache(cache bool) NameResolveOption {
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+//
+func (nameOpts) ResolveOption(opt ropts.ResolveOpt) NameResolveOption {
+	return func(settings *NameResolveSettings) error {
+		settings.ResolveOpts = append(settings.ResolveOpts, opt)
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/coreapi/name.go b/core/coreapi/name.go
index 79b785f1112..da1249271a4 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/name.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/name.go
@@ -7,17 +7,16 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	core "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
 	coreiface "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
 	caopts "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"
-	keystore "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/keystore"
-	namesys "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/namesys"
-	nsopts "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/namesys/opts"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/keystore"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/namesys"
 	ipath "gx/ipfs/QmX7uSbkNz76yNwBhuwYwRbhihLnJqM73VTCjS3UMJud9A/go-path"
 
-	crypto "gx/ipfs/QmPvyPwuCgJ7pDmrKDxRtsScJgBaM5h4EpRL2qQJsmXf4n/go-libp2p-crypto"
-	peer "gx/ipfs/QmQsErDt8Qgw1XrsXf2BpEzDgGWtB1YLsTAARBup5b6B9W/go-libp2p-peer"
-	offline "gx/ipfs/QmSNe4MWVxZWk6UxxW2z2EKofFo4GdFzud1vfn1iVby3mj/go-ipfs-routing/offline"
+	"gx/ipfs/QmPvyPwuCgJ7pDmrKDxRtsScJgBaM5h4EpRL2qQJsmXf4n/go-libp2p-crypto"
+	"gx/ipfs/QmQsErDt8Qgw1XrsXf2BpEzDgGWtB1YLsTAARBup5b6B9W/go-libp2p-peer"
+	"gx/ipfs/QmSNe4MWVxZWk6UxxW2z2EKofFo4GdFzud1vfn1iVby3mj/go-ipfs-routing/offline"
 )
 
 type NameAPI CoreAPI
@@ -119,12 +118,7 @@ func (api *NameAPI) Resolve(ctx context.Context, name string, opts ...caopts.Nam
 		name = "/ipns/" + name
 	}
 
-	var ropts []nsopts.ResolveOpt
-	if !options.Recursive {
-		ropts = append(ropts, nsopts.Depth(1))
-	}
-
-	output, err := resolver.Resolve(ctx, name, ropts...)
+	output, err := resolver.Resolve(ctx, name, options.ResolveOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/core/coreapi/path.go b/core/coreapi/path.go
index cba68aeeac2..7d7e1487fa4 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/path.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/path.go
@@ -1,53 +1,44 @@
 package coreapi
 
 import (
-	context "context"
-	fmt "fmt"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	gopath "path"
 
-	core "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
 	coreiface "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
-	namesys "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/namesys"
 	uio "gx/ipfs/QmPL8bYtbACcSFFiSr4s2du7Na382NxRADR8hC7D9FkEA2/go-unixfs/io"
 	ipfspath "gx/ipfs/QmX7uSbkNz76yNwBhuwYwRbhihLnJqM73VTCjS3UMJud9A/go-path"
-	resolver "gx/ipfs/QmX7uSbkNz76yNwBhuwYwRbhihLnJqM73VTCjS3UMJud9A/go-path/resolver"
+	"gx/ipfs/QmX7uSbkNz76yNwBhuwYwRbhihLnJqM73VTCjS3UMJud9A/go-path/resolver"
 
-	cid "gx/ipfs/QmPSQnBKM9g7BaUcZCvswUJVscQ1ipjmwxN5PXCjkp9EQ7/go-cid"
+	"gx/ipfs/QmPSQnBKM9g7BaUcZCvswUJVscQ1ipjmwxN5PXCjkp9EQ7/go-cid"
 	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmdDXJs4axxefSPgK6Y1QhpJWKuDPnGJiqgq4uncb4rFHL/go-ipld-format"
 )
 
 // ResolveNode resolves the path `p` using Unixfs resolver, gets and returns the
 // resolved Node.
 func (api *CoreAPI) ResolveNode(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (ipld.Node, error) {
-	return resolveNode(ctx, api.node.DAG, api.node.Namesys, p)
-}
-
-// ResolvePath resolves the path `p` using Unixfs resolver, returns the
-// resolved path.
-func (api *CoreAPI) ResolvePath(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (coreiface.ResolvedPath, error) {
-	return resolvePath(ctx, api.node.DAG, api.node.Namesys, p)
-}
-
-func resolveNode(ctx context.Context, ng ipld.NodeGetter, nsys namesys.NameSystem, p coreiface.Path) (ipld.Node, error) {
-	rp, err := resolvePath(ctx, ng, nsys, p)
+	rp, err := api.ResolvePath(ctx, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	node, err := ng.Get(ctx, rp.Cid())
+	node, err := api.node.DAG.Get(ctx, rp.Cid())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return node, nil
 }
 
-func resolvePath(ctx context.Context, ng ipld.NodeGetter, nsys namesys.NameSystem, p coreiface.Path) (coreiface.ResolvedPath, error) {
+// ResolvePath resolves the path `p` using Unixfs resolver, returns the
+// resolved path.
+func (api *CoreAPI) ResolvePath(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (coreiface.ResolvedPath, error) {
 	if _, ok := p.(coreiface.ResolvedPath); ok {
 		return p.(coreiface.ResolvedPath), nil
 	}
 
 	ipath := ipfspath.Path(p.String())
-	ipath, err := core.ResolveIPNS(ctx, nsys, ipath)
+	ipath, err := core.ResolveIPNS(ctx, api.node.Namesys, ipath)
 	if err == core.ErrNoNamesys {
 		return nil, coreiface.ErrOffline
 	} else if err != nil {
@@ -66,7 +57,7 @@ func resolvePath(ctx context.Context, ng ipld.NodeGetter, nsys namesys.NameSyste
 	}
 
 	r := &resolver.Resolver{
-		DAG:         ng,
+		DAG:         api.node.DAG,
 		ResolveOnce: resolveOnce,
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/coreapi/unixfs.go b/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
index 1798336dbdb..eb76e24ffef 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (api *UnixfsAPI) Add(ctx context.Context, r io.Reader) (coreiface.ResolvedP
 func (api *UnixfsAPI) Cat(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (coreiface.Reader, error) {
 	dget := api.node.DAG // TODO: use a session here once routing perf issues are resolved
 
-	dagnode, err := resolveNode(ctx, dget, api.node.Namesys, p)
+	dagnode, err := api.core().ResolveNode(ctx, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0260-sharding.sh b/test/sharness/t0260-sharding.sh
index 01fc447f43b..6fb3cf657d9 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0260-sharding.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0260-sharding.sh
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ test_expect_success "gateway can resolve sharded dirs" '
   test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success "'ipfs resolve' can resolve sharded dirs" '
+  echo /ipfs/QmZ3RfWk1u5LEGYLHA633B5TNJy3Du27K6Fny9wcxpowGS > expected &&
+  ipfs resolve "/ipfs/$SHARDED/file100" > actual &&
+  test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
 test_kill_ipfs_daemon
 
 test_add_large_dir_v1() {