diff --git a/shell/alias/apt.sh b/shell/alias/apt.sh
index c4a0a7a..b01e62d 100644
--- a/shell/alias/apt.sh
+++ b/shell/alias/apt.sh
@@ -59,13 +59,15 @@ remove \
 "
 
 # update packages catalog
-alias agud="\
-apt-get \
-update \
-"
+agud() {
+	apt-get \
+		update \
+		"${@}"
+}
 
 # upgrade forbidding package installation or removal
-alias agug="\
-apt-get \
-upgrade \
-"
+agug() {
+	apt-get \
+		upgrade \
+		"${@}"
+}