diff --git a/hbs2-git3/lib/HBS2/Git3/Run.hs b/hbs2-git3/lib/HBS2/Git3/Run.hs
index e891e315..8eceae7f 100644
--- a/hbs2-git3/lib/HBS2/Git3/Run.hs
+++ b/hbs2-git3/lib/HBS2/Git3/Run.hs
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ compression      ;  prints compression level
             manifest <- Repo.getRepoManifest
             liftIO $ print $ pretty $ mkForm "manifest" (coerce manifest)
 
+        entry $ bindAlias "manifest" "repo:manifest"
+
         brief "shows repo reflog" $
           entry $ bindMatch "repo:reflog" $ nil_ $ \syn -> lift $ connectedDo do
             resolveRepo syn
diff --git a/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Script.hs b/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Script.hs
index 9ef372e7..6c774046 100644
--- a/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Script.hs
+++ b/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Script.hs
@@ -40,12 +40,18 @@ helpList hasDoc p = do
     docDefined _ = False
 
 helpEntry :: MonadUnliftIO m => Id -> RunM c m ()
-helpEntry what = do
-  man <- ask >>= readTVarIO
-           <&> HM.lookup what
-           <&> maybe mzero bindMan
+helpEntry what' = do
 
-  liftIO $ hPutDoc stdout (pretty man)
+  found <- flip fix what' $ \next what -> do
+    ask >>= readTVarIO
+       <&> HM.lookup what
+       <&> (bindMan =<<)
+       >>= \case
+        Nothing -> pure Nothing
+        Just (Man{manIsAliasFor = Just x, manBrief = Nothing}) -> next x
+        Just x -> pure (Just ( x { manName = Just (ManName what') } ))
+
+  liftIO $ hPutDoc stdout (pretty found)
 
 pattern HelpEntryBound :: forall {c}. Id -> [Syntax c]
 pattern HelpEntryBound what <- [ListVal (SymbolVal "builtin:lambda" : SymbolVal what : _ )]
diff --git a/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Script/Internal.hs b/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Script/Internal.hs
index 6ac90930..fdd75356 100644
--- a/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Script/Internal.hs
+++ b/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Script/Internal.hs
@@ -113,18 +113,19 @@ class ManNameOf a ann where
 
 data Man a =
   Man
-  { manName     :: Maybe (ManName a)
-  , manHidden   :: Bool
-  , manBrief    :: Maybe ManBrief
-  , manSynopsis :: [ManSynopsis]
-  , manDesc     :: Maybe ManDesc
-  , manReturns  :: Maybe ManReturns
-  , manExamples :: [ManExamples]
+  { manName       :: Maybe (ManName a)
+  , manHidden     :: Bool
+  , manBrief      :: Maybe ManBrief
+  , manSynopsis   :: [ManSynopsis]
+  , manDesc       :: Maybe ManDesc
+  , manReturns    :: Maybe ManReturns
+  , manExamples   :: [ManExamples]
+  , manIsAliasFor :: Maybe Id
   }
   deriving stock (Eq,Show,Generic)
 
 instance Monoid (Man a) where
-  mempty = Man Nothing False Nothing mempty Nothing Nothing mempty
+  mempty = Man Nothing False Nothing mempty Nothing Nothing mempty Nothing
 
 instance Semigroup (Man a) where
   (<>) a b = Man (manName b <|> manName a)
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ instance Semigroup (Man a) where
                  (manDesc b <|> manDesc a)
                  (manReturns b <|> manReturns a)
                  (manExamples a <> manExamples b)
+                 (manIsAliasFor b <|> manIsAliasFor a)
 
 instance ManNameOf Id a where
   manNameOf = ManName
@@ -873,7 +875,7 @@ bindAlias :: forall c m . ( MonadUnliftIO m
           => Id -> Id  -> Dict c m
 bindAlias n fn = HM.singleton n (Bind man (BindLambda callAlias))
   where
-    man = Just $ mempty { manName = Just (manNameOf n) }
+    man = Just $ mempty { manName = Just (manNameOf n), manIsAliasFor = Just fn }
     callAlias syn = do
       ask  >>= readTVarIO
            <&> (fmap bindAction . HM.lookup fn)