diff --git a/.config/aliasrc b/.config/aliasrc
index 83d8311..a9e9d9c 100644
--- a/.config/aliasrc
+++ b/.config/aliasrc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # a file containing all my aliases
 # sourced at launch
 
+alias cp='cp -v'
+alias grep='grep --color=auto'
 alias ls='ls --color=auto'
 alias ll='ls -lh'
 alias la='ls -lah'