diff --git a/scripts/fstrim_notify.sh b/scripts/fstrim_notify.sh
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+++ b/scripts/fstrim_notify.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# simple cron script to notify to possibly run trim script
+LAST_UPDATE=$(cat "$HOME"/.fsdate)
+
+notify-send "fstrim alert!, last fstrim on:
+${LAST_UPDATE}"
diff --git a/scripts/trim b/scripts/trim
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+++ b/scripts/trim
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# this script is meant to simply notify to fstrim
+# it also updates a .fsdate file in $HOME with the date of the last fstrim
+
+# allows to overwrite .fsdate file
+set +o noclobber
+
+doas fstrim --all --verbose --minimum 1048576 &&
+notify-send "   fstrim completed!!"
+
+date > "$HOME/.fsdate"