diff --git a/home/shell/bat.nix b/home/shell/bat.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9230bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/shell/bat.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  programs.bat = {
+    enabled = true;
+  };
+
+  home.shellAliases = {
+    cat = bat;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home/shell/common.nix b/home/shell/common.nix
index 00a1cc7..f4b8345 100644
--- a/home/shell/common.nix
+++ b/home/shell/common.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 {
   home.shellAliases = {
     sudo = "sudo --preserve-env=PATH";
+    "\\" = "command";
   };
 
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
diff --git a/home/shell/default.nix b/home/shell/default.nix
index 2ed4e4f..3fa200b 100644
--- a/home/shell/default.nix
+++ b/home/shell/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     ./eza.nix
     ./atuin.nix
     ./autojump.nix
+    ./bat.nix
   ];
 
 }