diff --git a/zsh/functions.zsh b/zsh/functions.zsh
index b3cf23a..bbf832c 100644
--- a/zsh/functions.zsh
+++ b/zsh/functions.zsh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ bytecount() { wc -c "$@" | numfmt --to=iec-i; }
 
 mkcd() { mkdir -p "$@" && cd "${@[-1]}"; }
 
+silence() { $1 &>/dev/null }
+
 viscd() {
   setopt local_options err_return
   local temp_file chosen_dir