diff --git a/bash/.bashrc b/bash/.bashrc
index 6f9c919..a457215 100644
--- a/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/bash/.bashrc
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ alias s='sudo'
 alias df='sudo df -hT -x tmpfs -x devtmpfs'
 alias rsync='rsync --progress'
 alias lg='ll | grep -i $0'
+# allows alias expansion after sudo, eg: sudo l
+# bash man page, "last char of alias value is space or tab..."
+alias sudo='sudo '
 
 #bind 'set completion-ignore-case on'
 set bell-style none