diff --git a/roles/base.nix b/roles/base.nix
index 6070db7..bb5171f 100644
--- a/roles/base.nix
+++ b/roles/base.nix
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ in {
       . <(direnv hook bash)
       . ${pkgs.bash-completion}/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh
 
+      alias cat="bat -pp"
+      alias less="bat -p"
+      alias ls="ls --color=auto"
+      alias vim="nvim"
+
       for script in "$HOME"/dotfiles/bashrc/*.sh; do
           . "$script"
       done