diff --git a/.config/oh-my-zsh/aliases.zsh b/.config/oh-my-zsh/aliases.zsh
index 7d5e3bb..c061d2b 100644
--- a/.config/oh-my-zsh/aliases.zsh
+++ b/.config/oh-my-zsh/aliases.zsh
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ alias ..='cd ..'
 alias ...='cd ../..'
 
 ## 'ls' to 'exa'
-alias ls='exa -l --color=always --group-directories-first --classify'
-alias la='exa -al --color=always --group-directories-first --classify'
-alias ll='exa -l --color=always --group-directories-first --classify'
-alias l.='exa -ald --color=always --group-directories-first --classify .*'
+alias ls='exa --long --color=always --group-directories-first --classify'
+alias la='exa --all --long --color=always --group-directories-first --classify'
+alias ll='exa --long --color=always --group-directories-first --classify'
+alias l.='exa --all --list-dirs --long --color=always --group-directories-first --classify .*'
 
 ## 'grep' to 'rg' -> 'ripgrep'
 alias grep='rg'
+alias nocomment="rg --invert-match '''^(#|$)'''"
 
 ## 'cat' to 'bat'
 alias cat='bat'
@@ -26,18 +27,25 @@ alias cat='bat'
 ## TODO 'delta' instead of 'git diff'
 
 ## confirm before overwriting files
-alias cp="cp -i"
-alias mv='mv -i'
-alias rm='rm -i'
+alias cp='cp --interactive'
+alias mv='mv --interactive'
+alias ln='ln --interactive'
+alias rm='rm --interactive=always --preserve-root'
+
+## safety nets for changing permissions on /
+alias chown='chown --preserve-root'
+alias chmod='chmod --preserve-root'
+alias chgrp='chgrp --preserve-root'
 
 ## adding flags
-alias df='df -h'
-alias free='free -m'
-alias du='du -h -d 2'
+alias df='df --human-readable'
+alias free='free --human'
+alias du='du --human-readable --depth 2'
+alias wget='wget --continue'
 
 ## color and condense ip output
-alias ipa='ip -br -c addr show'
-alias ipl='ip -br -c link show'
+alias ipa='ip --brief --color addr show'
+alias ipl='ip --brief --color link show'
 
 ## always spawn new window for firefox
 alias firefox='firefox --new-window'