diff --git a/zsh/aliases.zsh b/zsh/aliases.zsh
index c4df82d..e42d262 100644
--- a/zsh/aliases.zsh
+++ b/zsh/aliases.zsh
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ alias vi='vim'
 alias vim='nvim'
 fi
 alias automake='{ while true; do inotifywait -r -e modify . && make; done; } &'
+# less verbose and more colorful `ip addr`-output
+alias ip='ip -br -color=auto'
 
 # ===== sp aliases
 alias xterm='xterm -fa terminus -fs 8'