diff --git a/shell/alias/git.sh b/shell/alias/git.sh
index a95c7f5..bb7301e 100644
--- a/shell/alias/git.sh
+++ b/shell/alias/git.sh
@@ -83,36 +83,31 @@ gcf() {
 }
 
 # commit the index
-alias gcm="\
-git \
-commit \
---message \
-"
+gcm() {
+	git \
+		commit \
+		--message \
+		"${@}"
+}
 
 # redo the last commit with a different message
-alias gcma="\
-git \
-commit \
---amend \
---message \
-"
+gcma() {
+	git \
+		commit \
+		--amend \
+		--message \
+		"${@}"
+}
 
 # make a root commit
-alias gcme="\
-git \
-commit \
---allow-empty \
---allow-empty-message \
---message \"\" \
-"
-
-# commit the index and sign
-alias gcms="\
-git \
-commit \
---gpg-sign \
---message \
-"
+gcme() {
+	git \
+		commit \
+		--allow-empty \
+		--allow-empty-message \
+		--message \
+		"${@}"
+}
 
 # switch to a branch or checkout file(s) from a commit
 gco() {