diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9464ee8..2f7896d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-something/
 target/
diff --git a/crates/gitignore/src/main.rs b/crates/gitignore/src/main.rs
index a95a9e1..2089d87 100644
--- a/crates/gitignore/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/gitignore/src/main.rs
@@ -50,13 +50,8 @@ Easily add patterns using `git ignore <pattern>` this will by default also help
 }
 
 enum GitActions {
-    AddPattern {
-        git_path: PathBuf,
-        gitignore_path: PathBuf,
-    },
-    CreateIgnoreAndAddPattern {
-        git_path: PathBuf,
-    },
+    AddPattern { gitignore_path: PathBuf },
+    CreateIgnoreAndAddPattern { git_path: PathBuf },
 }
 
 fn add_gitignore_pattern(term: console::Term, pattern: &String) -> eyre::Result<()> {
@@ -67,8 +62,7 @@ fn add_gitignore_pattern(term: console::Term, pattern: &String) -> eyre::Result<
     let actions = match search_for_dotgitignore(&curdir)? {
         // If we have an ignore path, make sure it is in a git repo as well
         GitSearchResult::GitIgnore(ignorepath) => match search_for_git_root(&curdir)? {
-            GitSearchResult::Git(gitpath) => GitActions::AddPattern {
-                git_path: gitpath,
+            GitSearchResult::Git(_gitpath) => GitActions::AddPattern {
                 gitignore_path: ignorepath,
             },
             _ => return Err(eyre::anyhow!("could not find parent git directory")),
@@ -80,10 +74,7 @@ fn add_gitignore_pattern(term: console::Term, pattern: &String) -> eyre::Result<
     };
 
     match actions {
-        GitActions::AddPattern {
-            git_path,
-            gitignore_path,
-        } => {
+        GitActions::AddPattern { gitignore_path } => {
             term.write_line("Found existing .gitignore")?;
             let mut gitignore_file = open_gitignore_file(&gitignore_path)?;
             let mut gitignore_content = String::new();
diff --git a/git-alias/git-ignore b/git-alias/git-ignore
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..651e98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-alias/git-ignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+set -e
+
+gitignore $@
diff --git a/scripts/install-git-alias.sh b/scripts/install-git-alias.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7e4a897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install-git-alias.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+mkdir ~/.git-bins
+cp git-alias/git-ignore ~/.git-bins/git-ignore
+
+echo "Make sure to add ~/.git-bins to your PATH"