diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 56a0430..f80e306 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ alias sudo='sudo '
 
 #what cd should do by default
 alias cd='cd_func' 
-
+alias bat='batcat '
 cd_func () 
 { 
     builtin cd "$@" && ls --color=auto --group-directories-first --format=single-column