diff --git a/modules/beatific.nix b/modules/beatific.nix
index 0eadd72..d4a758c 100644
--- a/modules/beatific.nix
+++ b/modules/beatific.nix
@@ -53,8 +53,15 @@ in {
       # Options to always set
       networking.hostName = cfg.hostName;
       nix.extraOptions = "experimental-features = nix-command flakes";
+      # Link /etc/nixos to the flake source
       environment.etc.nixos.source = ./..;
-      environment.shellAliases.nr = "sudo nixos-rebuild --flake $HOME/nixos-configs";
+      environment.shellAliases = {
+        # Shortcut for nixos-rebuild
+        nr = "sudo nixos-rebuild --flake $HOME/nixos-configs";
+        # Set some user-friendly defaults (use e.g. "command cp" to skip the alias)
+        # -r (recursively copy dirs) -p (preserve mode, ownership, timestamps)
+        cp = "cp -rp";
+      };
       security.sudo.extraRules = [{
         users = [ "tvb" ];
         commands = [ { command = "/run/current-system/sw/bin/nixos-rebuild"; options = [ "NOPASSWD" ]; } ];