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.\" Copyright (c) 2015 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
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.Dd 27 April 2015
.Os "OS X"
.Dt TRIMFORCE 8
.Pp
.Sh NAME
.Nm trimforce
.Nd enable TRIM commands on third-party drives
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Ar verb
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
enables sending TRIM commands to third-party drives attached to an AHCI
controller.  By default, TRIM commands are not sent to third-party drives.
Use extreme caution when enabling TRIM, as some drives may not correctly handle
the commands.
.Nm
must be run by the system administrator.
.\"
.Sh VERBS
.Bl -hang -width "disable"
.\"             -- enable --
.It Sy enable
.br
Start sending TRIM commands to AHCI-attached third-party drives. Requires a
reboot to take effect.
.Pp
.\"             -- disable --
.It Sy disable
.br
Stop sending TRIM commands to AHCI-attached third-party drives. Requires a
reboot to take effect.
.Pp
.\"             -- help --
.It Sy help
.br
Display brief usage syntax.
.Pp
.El
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.Sh ERRORS
.Nm
will exit with status 0 if successful, or with an appropriate error if it cannot
parse input, allocate memory, or is unauthorized to perform its work.
.Pp
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.Sh HISTORY
The 
.Nm
utility first appeared in OS X 10.10.4.
.Pp