diff --git a/.aliases b/.aliases
index 9c2e52f..069a83a 100644
--- a/.aliases
+++ b/.aliases
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ alias gc="git commit"
 alias gcm="echo Do not specify message at command line.  Use gc"
 alias gco="git checkout"
 alias gd="git diff"
+alias gdc="git diff --cached"
 alias gfl="git log --patch"
 alias gi="gitignore-io"
 alias gl="git log"