diff --git a/shell/alias/batcat.sh b/shell/alias/batcat.sh
index e62f4ac..352cff1 100644
--- a/shell/alias/batcat.sh
+++ b/shell/alias/batcat.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-alias bat="\
-batcat \
-"
+bat() {
+	batcat \
+		"${@}"
+}