From e7a07e24938a6d6db0cbf7b6eda751bf291cc1f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias Kretschmann <m@kretschmann.io>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 16:34:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] emptytrash alias

---
 aliases | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/aliases b/aliases
index f29b5d8..30dc27c 100644
--- a/aliases
+++ b/aliases
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ alias update='sudo softwareupdate -i -a; brew update; brew upgrade; brew cleanup
 # Recursively delete `.DS_Store` files
 alias cleanup="find . -type f -name '*.DS_Store' -ls -delete"
 
+# Empty the Trash on all mounted volumes and the main HDD
+# Also, clear Apple’s System Logs to improve shell startup speed
+alias emptytrash="sudo rm -rfv /Volumes/*/.Trashes; sudo rm -rfv ~/.Trash; sudo rm -rfv /private/var/log/asl/*.asl"
+
 # Show/hide hidden files in Finder
 alias show="defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool TRUE && killall Finder"
 alias hide="defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool FALSE && killall Finder"
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