diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce2b031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alias dotfiles='git --git-dir=$HOME/dotfiles --work-tree=$HOME'
diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index ef7806c..a1c79b6 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 test -f /etc/bashrc && . /etc/bashrc || true
+test -f $HOME/.bash_aliases && . .bash_aliases || true
 
 #export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
 #export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=