diff --git a/libraries/qsl/sl.q b/libraries/qsl/sl.q
index 513af3b..59d49c2 100644
--- a/libraries/qsl/sl.q
+++ b/libraries/qsl/sl.q
@@ -696,6 +696,13 @@ if[not `confStatus in key .sl;
   .sl.confStatus:([] name:enlist  `;val:enlist ();source:enlist `);
   ];
 
+/F/ Runs garbage collector
+.sl.gc:{
+  res:.Q.gc[];
+  .log.info[`sl]"garbage collector returned ",(string res)," bytes to the os";
+  res
+  };
+  
 / 
 /code below does not execute. used only for documentation generation
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