diff --git a/aliases/available/general.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/general.aliases.bash
index 99939386..611d8a12 100644
--- a/aliases/available/general.aliases.bash
+++ b/aliases/available/general.aliases.bash
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ alias l1='ls -1'
 
 alias _="sudo"
 
+# colored grep
+alias grep='grep --color=auto'
+export GREP_COLOR='1;33'
+
 if [ $(uname) = "Linux" ]
 then
   alias ls="ls --color=auto"
diff --git a/lib/appearance.bash b/lib/appearance.bash
index 4270f7e4..48134c98 100644
--- a/lib/appearance.bash
+++ b/lib/appearance.bash
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# colored grep
-alias grep='grep --color=auto'
-export GREP_COLOR='1;33'
-
 # colored ls
 export LSCOLORS='Gxfxcxdxdxegedabagacad'