diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c97e3e..15dab7b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 accounts/
 *.pyc
 personal.muttrc
-etc/aliases
diff --git a/etc/aliases b/etc/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d71ed21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# vim: filetype=neomuttrc
+# A file for aliases