diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 21c6c7b..6fec99d 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -31,4 +31,12 @@ bindkey '\e[1~' beginning-of-line
 bindkey '\e[4~' end-of-line
 bindkey '\e[3~' delete-char
 
+######################### nice to have aliases #########################
+alias vim='nvim'
+alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+alias grep='grep --color=auto'
+alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
+alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
+
+
 source /usr/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh