diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0febddc..fe1d7ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ General Commands:
   hyp seed {urls...} - Download and make hyper data available to the network.
   hyp unseed {urls...} - Stop making hyper data available to the network.
   hyp create {drive|bee} - Create a new hyperdrive or hyperbee.
-
+  hyp alias [alias] [full_url] - Create an alias for the urls. 
   hyp beam {pass_phrase} - Send a stream of data over the network.
 
 Hyperdrive Commands:
diff --git a/bin/hyp.js b/bin/hyp.js
index 043bdf4..78a55f6 100755
--- a/bin/hyp.js
+++ b/bin/hyp.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import create from '../lib/commands/create.js'
 import seed from '../lib/commands/seed.js'
 import unseed from '../lib/commands/unseed.js'
 import beam from '../lib/commands/beam.js'
+import alias from '../lib/commands/alias.js'
 
 import driveLs from '../lib/commands/drive/ls.js'
 import driveCat from '../lib/commands/drive/cat.js'
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ const commands = {
   unseed,
   create,
   beam,
+  alias,
 
   driveLs,
   driveCat,
diff --git a/lib/commands/alias.js b/lib/commands/alias.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..927905e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/commands/alias.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import chalk from 'chalk'
+import os from 'os'
+import path from 'path'
+import fs from 'fs'
+const FULL_USAGE = ` The alias command allows you to create aliases for the long urls...` //I will think of something
+
+
+export default {
+  name: 'alias',
+  description: 'Create an alias for the urls',
+  usage: {
+    simple: '[alias] [full_url]',
+    full: FULL_USAGE
+  },
+  command: async function (args) { 
+     let url = args[1]
+     let alias = args[0]
+     if (!url || !alias){
+        console.error(chalk.bold("Correct usage: ")+"hyp alias [alias] [full_url]")
+        process.exit(0)
+     }
+     if (!String(url).startsWith("hyper://") || String(url).length != 72 ){
+       console.error("Invalid url")
+       process.exit(0)
+     }
+     datadir = path.join(os.homedir(),".hyperdrive")
+     if (fs.existsSync(datadir)){
+
+     }else {
+       fs.mkdirSync(datadir)
+     }
+     if (fs.existsSync(path.join(datadir,String(url).replace("hyper://","")))){
+       fs.rmSync(path.join(datadir,String(url).replace("hyper://","")))
+     }
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(datadir,String(url).replace("hyper://","")),alias)
+
+    process.once('SIGINT', () => {
+      process.exit(0)      
+    })
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/commands/beam.js b/lib/commands/beam.js
index c38efef..e63ec6a 100644
--- a/lib/commands/beam.js
+++ b/lib/commands/beam.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const FULL_USAGE = `
 
 On the sending device:
 
-  cat hello.txt | hyp beam "for bob roberts"
+  cat hello.txt | hyp beam "for bob roberts" 
 
 On the receiving device:
 
diff --git a/lib/commands/seed.js b/lib/commands/seed.js
index ab330e1..4ec8790 100644
--- a/lib/commands/seed.js
+++ b/lib/commands/seed.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default {
     var keys = []
     for (let url of args._) {
       let urlp = parseHyperUrl(url)
-      keys.push(urlp.hostname)
+      keys.push(urlp.hostname) 
     }
 
     for (const key of keys) {
diff --git a/lib/urls.js b/lib/urls.js
index 4815a18..b7570a9 100644
--- a/lib/urls.js
+++ b/lib/urls.js
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
-import { parse } from 'url'
+import { parse } from 'url' 
+import { join } from 'path'
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'fs'
 
 const SCHEME_REGEX = /[a-z]+:\/\//i
 //                   1          2      3        4
 const VERSION_REGEX = /^(hyper:\/\/)?([^/]+)(\+[^/]+)(.*)$/i
 export function parseHyperUrl (str, parseQS) {
-  // prepend the scheme if it's missing
-  if (!SCHEME_REGEX.test(str)) {
+  // prepend the scheme if it's missing and if the url has 64 characters (and therefore is not an alias)
+  if (!SCHEME_REGEX.test(str) && str.length === 64) {
     str = 'hyper://' + str
+  }else{
+    str = join(os.homedir(),".hyperdrive",str)
+    if (existsSync(str)){
+      str = readFileSync(str)
+    } else {
+      throw new Error("Invalid url or alias")
+    }
   }
 
   var parsed, version = null, match = VERSION_REGEX.exec(str)
@@ -15,6 +24,7 @@ export function parseHyperUrl (str, parseQS) {
     parsed = parse((match[1] || '') + (match[2] || '') + (match[4] || ''), parseQS)
     version = match[3].slice(1)
   } else {
+
     parsed = parse(str, parseQS)
   }
   parsed.href = str // overwrite href to include actual original
diff --git a/lib/usage.js b/lib/usage.js
index 1a8b581..0bd6abc 100644
--- a/lib/usage.js
+++ b/lib/usage.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export default function usage (commands, err, cmd) {
   if (err) { 
     console.error(chalk.red(`${err}\n`))
   } else {
-    console.error('')
+    console.error('') 
   }
 
   if (cmd) {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ${chalk.bold(`General Commands:`)}
   ${simple(commands.seed)}
   ${simple(commands.unseed)}
   ${simple(commands.create)}
-
+  ${simple(commands.alias)}
   ${simple(commands.beam)}
 
 ${chalk.bold(`Hyperdrive Commands:`)}