diff --git a/dot_aliases b/dot_aliases
index 24cee09..5f0e1a5 100644
--- a/dot_aliases
+++ b/dot_aliases
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-# aliases
-alias clip='xsel --clipboard'
-alias ls='ls --color=auto -h'
-alias ll='ls --color=auto -h'
+# colorize output
+alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+alias l='ls --color=auto -lFh'
+alias ll='ll --color=auto'
+
+# always create subdirs
+alias mkdir='mkdir -p'
 
 if type nvim > /dev/null; then
     alias vim=nvim
@@ -11,6 +14,8 @@ if type bat > /dev/null; then
     alias cat='bat -pp'
 fi
 
+alias now='date +"%y%m%d%H%M%S"'
+
 # file type aliases
 alias -s txt=vim
 alias -s md=vim
@@ -21,4 +26,10 @@ alias -s ini=vim
 alias -s conf=vim
 alias -s cfg=vim
 
-alias now='date +"%y%m%d%H%M%S"'
+# copy/paste for shell
+alias pbcopy='xsel --clipboard --input'
+alias pc=pbcopy
+alias pbpaste='xsel --clipboard --output'
+alias pp=pbpaste
+alias clip='xsel --clipboard'
+
diff --git a/dot_environment b/dot_environment
index ed0af4e..b1cc40b 100644
--- a/dot_environment
+++ b/dot_environment
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ fi
 export PATH="${PATH}:$HOME/.local/bin"
 export PATH="${PATH}:$HOME/bin"
 export PATH="${PATH}:$HOME/.cargo/bin"
+
diff --git a/dot_zsh_plugins.txt b/dot_zsh_plugins.txt
index 3ffd4c9..70ee8cf 100644
--- a/dot_zsh_plugins.txt
+++ b/dot_zsh_plugins.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ belak/zsh-utils path:editor  # allow vim bindings
 zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search
 zsh-users/zsh-completions  # additionally completions
 zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions
+djui/alias-tips
 
 # theme
 romkatv/powerlevel10k
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh path:plugins/ssh-agent
 sunlei/zsh-ssh
 
 ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh path:plugins/git
+ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh path:plugins/command-not-found
+ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh path:plugins/common-aliases
 
 zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting
 aikow/zsh-auto-ls
+
diff --git a/run_onchange_before_0_install-packages.sh b/run_onchange_before_0_install-packages.sh
index bf76d41..31dd57d 100644
--- a/run_onchange_before_0_install-packages.sh
+++ b/run_onchange_before_0_install-packages.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -e
 echo "Installing packages"
 sudo apt update -qq
 
-for package in git neovim git ripgrep; do
+for package in xsel git neovim git ripgrep; do
     if dpkg -s "$package" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         echo $package is already installed.
     else