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diff --git a/shell/aliases.in b/shell/aliases.in
index 27ce92c..2c80bb2 100644
--- a/shell/aliases.in
+++ b/shell/aliases.in
@@ -25,10 +25,19 @@ alias g=git
 alias l=ls
 alias m=mutt
 alias p=less # p for pager
-alias s=mpc  # s for sound, m is already used
 alias v=vim
 
 
+unalias mv cp 2> /dev/null
+# Ask for confirmation before overwriting files. Especially useful when moving
+# to a different directory. No alias for `rm` because I specify the files to
+# remove directly, so I know what will happen.
+alias mv='mv -i'
+# Additionally preserve all file attributes when copying, this includes
+# copying symbolic links as is without dereferencing them.
+alias cp='cp -i -a'
+
+
 # Make sure there is no alias named ls as it causes problems with the
 # following ls function on (at least) bash 4.0.35.
 unalias ls 2> /dev/null
@@ -46,13 +55,17 @@ ls() {
     LS_ENV LS_PATH LS_COLOR -C -F "$@" 2>&1 | less
 }
 
-unalias ll la lal 2> /dev/null
+unalias ll lt la lal lat 2> /dev/null
 # List the files in list format with access rights, etc.
 alias ll='ls -l'
+# List the files sorted by last modification date.
+alias lt='ls -l -t'
 # List all files.
 alias la='ls -a'
 # List all files in list format with access rights, etc.
 alias lal='ls -al'
+# List all files sorted by last modification date.
+alias lat='ls -al -t'
 
 
 # Make going up directories simple.