diff --git a/buntdb.go b/buntdb.go
index e181950..23d9350 100644
--- a/buntdb.go
+++ b/buntdb.go
@@ -233,6 +233,24 @@ type index struct {
 	db      *DB                                    // the origin database
 }
 
+// clearCopy creates a copy of the index, but with an empty dataset.
+func (idx *index) clearCopy() *index {
+	nidx := &index{
+		name:    idx.name,
+		pattern: idx.pattern,
+		db:      idx.db,
+		less:    idx.less,
+		rect:    idx.rect,
+	}
+	if nidx.less != nil {
+		nidx.btr = btree.New(btreeDegrees, nidx)
+	}
+	if nidx.rect != nil {
+		nidx.rtr = rtree.New(nidx)
+	}
+	return nidx
+}
+
 // CreateIndex builds a new index and populates it with items.
 // The items are ordered in an b-tree and can be retrieved using the
 // Ascend* and Descend* methods.
@@ -789,9 +807,6 @@ func (db *DB) readLoad(rd io.Reader, modTime time.Time) error {
 		if len(parts) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		if len(parts[0]) != 3 {
-			return ErrInvalid
-		}
 		if (parts[0][0] == 's' || parts[0][1] == 'S') &&
 			(parts[0][1] == 'e' || parts[0][1] == 'E') &&
 			(parts[0][2] == 't' || parts[0][2] == 'T') {
@@ -830,6 +845,11 @@ func (db *DB) readLoad(rd io.Reader, modTime time.Time) error {
 				return ErrInvalid
 			}
 			db.deleteFromDatabase(&dbItem{key: parts[1]})
+		} else if (parts[0][0] == 'f' || parts[0][1] == 'F') &&
+			strings.ToLower(parts[0]) == "flushdb" {
+			db.keys = btree.New(btreeDegrees, nil)
+			db.exps = btree.New(btreeDegrees, &exctx{db})
+			db.idxs = make(map[string]*index)
 		} else {
 			return ErrInvalid
 		}
@@ -926,14 +946,57 @@ func (db *DB) get(key string) *dbItem {
 //
 // All transactions must be committed or rolled-back when done.
 type Tx struct {
-	db        *DB                // the underlying database.
-	writable  bool               // when false mutable operations fail.
-	funcd     bool               // when true Commit and Rollback panic.
+	db       *DB             // the underlying database.
+	writable bool            // when false mutable operations fail.
+	funcd    bool            // when true Commit and Rollback panic.
+	wc       *txWriteContext // context for writable transactions.
+}
+
+type txWriteContext struct {
+	// rollback when deleteAll is called
+	rbkeys *btree.BTree      // a tree of all item ordered by key
+	rbexps *btree.BTree      // a tree of items ordered by expiration
+	rbidxs map[string]*index // the index trees.
+
 	rollbacks map[string]*dbItem // cotnains details for rolling back tx.
 	commits   map[string]*dbItem // contains details for committing tx.
 	itercount int                // stack of iterators
 }
 
+// DeleteAll deletes all items from the database.
+func (tx *Tx) DeleteAll() error {
+	if tx.db == nil {
+		return ErrTxClosed
+	} else if !tx.writable {
+		return ErrTxNotWritable
+	} else if tx.wc.itercount > 0 {
+		return ErrTxIterating
+	}
+
+	// check to see if we've already deleted everything
+	if tx.wc.rbkeys == nil {
+		// we need to backup the live data in case of a rollback.
+		tx.wc.rbkeys = tx.db.keys
+		tx.wc.rbexps = tx.db.exps
+		tx.wc.rbidxs = tx.db.idxs
+	}
+
+	// now reset the live database trees
+	tx.db.keys = btree.New(btreeDegrees, nil)
+	tx.db.exps = btree.New(btreeDegrees, &exctx{tx.db})
+	tx.db.idxs = make(map[string]*index)
+
+	// finally re-create the indexes
+	for name, idx := range tx.wc.rbidxs {
+		tx.db.idxs[name] = idx.clearCopy()
+	}
+
+	// always clear out the commits
+	tx.wc.commits = make(map[string]*dbItem)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // begin opens a new transaction.
 // Multiple read-only transactions can be opened at the same time but there can
 // only be one read/write transaction at a time. Attempting to open a read/write
@@ -952,9 +1015,10 @@ func (db *DB) begin(writable bool) (*Tx, error) {
 		return nil, ErrDatabaseClosed
 	}
 	if writable {
-		tx.rollbacks = make(map[string]*dbItem)
+		tx.wc = &txWriteContext{}
+		tx.wc.rollbacks = make(map[string]*dbItem)
 		if db.persist {
-			tx.commits = make(map[string]*dbItem)
+			tx.wc.commits = make(map[string]*dbItem)
 		}
 	}
 	return tx, nil
@@ -981,7 +1045,13 @@ func (tx *Tx) unlock() {
 // rollbackInner handles the underlying rollback logic.
 // Intended to be called from Commit() and Rollback().
 func (tx *Tx) rollbackInner() {
-	for key, item := range tx.rollbacks {
+	// rollback the deleteAll if needed
+	if tx.wc.rbkeys != nil {
+		tx.db.keys = tx.wc.rbkeys
+		tx.db.idxs = tx.wc.rbidxs
+		tx.db.exps = tx.wc.rbexps
+	}
+	for key, item := range tx.wc.rollbacks {
 		tx.db.deleteFromDatabase(&dbItem{key: key})
 		if item != nil {
 			// When an item is not nil, we will need to reinsert that item
@@ -1004,10 +1074,14 @@ func (tx *Tx) commit() error {
 		return ErrTxNotWritable
 	}
 	var err error
-	if tx.db.persist && len(tx.commits) > 0 {
-		// Each committed record is written to disk
+	if tx.db.persist && (len(tx.wc.commits) > 0 || tx.wc.rbkeys != nil) {
 		tx.db.buf.Reset()
-		for key, item := range tx.commits {
+		// write a flushdb if a deleteAll was called.
+		if tx.wc.rbkeys != nil {
+			tx.db.buf.WriteString("*1\r\n$7\r\nflushdb\r\n")
+		}
+		// Each committed record is written to disk
+		for key, item := range tx.wc.commits {
 			if item == nil {
 				(&dbItem{key: key}).writeDeleteTo(tx.db.buf)
 			} else {
@@ -1025,7 +1099,6 @@ func (tx *Tx) commit() error {
 		}
 		// Increment the number of flushes. The background syncing uses this.
 		tx.db.flushes++
-
 	}
 	// Unlock the database and allow for another writable transaction.
 	tx.unlock()
@@ -1196,7 +1269,7 @@ func (tx *Tx) Set(key, value string, opts *SetOptions) (previousValue string,
 		return "", false, ErrTxClosed
 	} else if !tx.writable {
 		return "", false, ErrTxNotWritable
-	} else if tx.itercount > 0 {
+	} else if tx.wc.itercount > 0 {
 		return "", false, ErrTxIterating
 	}
 	item := &dbItem{key: key, val: value}
@@ -1209,27 +1282,32 @@ func (tx *Tx) Set(key, value string, opts *SetOptions) (previousValue string,
 	}
 	// Insert the item into the keys tree.
 	prev := tx.db.insertIntoDatabase(item)
-	if prev == nil {
-		// An item with the same key did not previously exist. Let's create a
-		// rollback entry with a nil value. A nil value indicates that the
-		// entry should be deleted on rollback. When the value is *not* nil,
-		// that means the entry should be reverted.
-		tx.rollbacks[key] = nil
-	} else {
-		// A previous item already exists in the database. Let's create a
-		// rollback entry with the item as the value. We need to check the map
-		// to see if there isn't already an item that matches the same key.
-		if _, ok := tx.rollbacks[key]; !ok {
-			tx.rollbacks[key] = prev
-		}
-		if !prev.expired() {
-			previousValue, replaced = prev.val, true
+
+	// insert into the rollback map if there has not been a deleteAll.
+	if tx.wc.rbkeys == nil {
+		if prev == nil {
+			// An item with the same key did not previously exist. Let's
+			// create a rollback entry with a nil value. A nil value indicates
+			// that the entry should be deleted on rollback. When the value is
+			// *not* nil, that means the entry should be reverted.
+			tx.wc.rollbacks[key] = nil
+		} else {
+			// A previous item already exists in the database. Let's create a
+			// rollback entry with the item as the value. We need to check the
+			// map to see if there isn't already an item that matches the
+			// same key.
+			if _, ok := tx.wc.rollbacks[key]; !ok {
+				tx.wc.rollbacks[key] = prev
+			}
+			if !prev.expired() {
+				previousValue, replaced = prev.val, true
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	// For commits we simply assign the item to the map. We use this map to
 	// write the entry to disk.
 	if tx.db.persist {
-		tx.commits[key] = item
+		tx.wc.commits[key] = item
 	}
 	return previousValue, replaced, nil
 }
@@ -1259,18 +1337,21 @@ func (tx *Tx) Delete(key string) (val string, err error) {
 		return "", ErrTxClosed
 	} else if !tx.writable {
 		return "", ErrTxNotWritable
-	} else if tx.itercount > 0 {
+	} else if tx.wc.itercount > 0 {
 		return "", ErrTxIterating
 	}
 	item := tx.db.deleteFromDatabase(&dbItem{key: key})
 	if item == nil {
 		return "", ErrNotFound
 	}
-	if _, ok := tx.rollbacks[key]; !ok {
-		tx.rollbacks[key] = item
+	// create a rollback entry if there has not been a deleteAll call.
+	if tx.wc.rbkeys == nil {
+		if _, ok := tx.wc.rollbacks[key]; !ok {
+			tx.wc.rollbacks[key] = item
+		}
 	}
 	if tx.db.persist {
-		tx.commits[key] = nil
+		tx.wc.commits[key] = nil
 	}
 	// Even though the item has been deleted, we still want to check
 	// if it has expired. An expired item should not be returned.
@@ -1349,10 +1430,12 @@ func (tx *Tx) scan(desc, gt, lt bool, index, start, stop string,
 		}
 	}
 	// execute the scan on the underlying tree.
-	tx.itercount++
-	defer func() {
-		tx.itercount--
-	}()
+	if tx.wc != nil {
+		tx.wc.itercount++
+		defer func() {
+			tx.wc.itercount--
+		}()
+	}
 	if desc {
 		if gt {
 			if lt {
diff --git a/buntdb_test.go b/buntdb_test.go
index 3cacf77..13d2d3b 100644
--- a/buntdb_test.go
+++ b/buntdb_test.go
@@ -184,6 +184,69 @@ func TestMutatingIterator(t *testing.T) {
 
 	}
 }
+func TestDeleteAll(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testOpen(t)
+	defer testClose(db)
+
+	db.Update(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		tx.Set("hello1", "planet1", nil)
+		tx.Set("hello2", "planet2", nil)
+		tx.Set("hello3", "planet3", nil)
+		return nil
+	})
+	db.CreateIndex("all", "*", IndexString)
+	db.Update(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		tx.Set("hello1", "planet1.1", nil)
+		tx.DeleteAll()
+		tx.Set("bb", "11", nil)
+		tx.Set("aa", "**", nil)
+		tx.Delete("aa")
+		tx.Set("aa", "22", nil)
+		return nil
+	})
+	var res string
+	var res2 string
+	db.View(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		tx.Ascend("", func(key, val string) bool {
+			res += key + ":" + val + "\n"
+			return true
+		})
+		tx.Ascend("all", func(key, val string) bool {
+			res2 += key + ":" + val + "\n"
+			return true
+		})
+		return nil
+	})
+	if res != "aa:22\nbb:11\n" {
+		t.Fatal("fail")
+	}
+	if res2 != "bb:11\naa:22\n" {
+		t.Fatal("fail")
+	}
+	db = testReOpen(t, db)
+	defer testClose(db)
+	res = ""
+	res2 = ""
+	db.CreateIndex("all", "*", IndexString)
+	db.View(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		tx.Ascend("", func(key, val string) bool {
+			res += key + ":" + val + "\n"
+			return true
+		})
+		tx.Ascend("all", func(key, val string) bool {
+			res2 += key + ":" + val + "\n"
+			return true
+		})
+		return nil
+	})
+	if res != "aa:22\nbb:11\n" {
+		t.Fatal("fail")
+	}
+	if res2 != "bb:11\naa:22\n" {
+		t.Fatal("fail")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestVariousTx(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testOpen(t)
 	defer testClose(db)