diff --git a/bash/alias b/bash/alias
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b8da409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash/alias
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alias :q='exit'
+alias :wq='exit'
diff --git a/commonsh/10_alias b/commonsh/10_alias
index 63c3c2e..2a60efb 100755
--- a/commonsh/10_alias
+++ b/commonsh/10_alias
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ export FCEDIT
 
 # aliases
 alias cd..='cd ..'
-alias :q='exit'
-alias :wq='exit'
 
 # handles per OS aliases, fixes a few terms
 case `uname -s` in
diff --git a/zsh/alias b/zsh/alias
index 69a7213..edf2379 100755
--- a/zsh/alias
+++ b/zsh/alias
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ alias cp='nocorrect cp'
 alias mv='nocorrect mv'
 alias rm='nocorrect rm -ir'
 alias mkdir='nocorrect mkdir'
+alias :q='exit'
+alias :wq='exit'