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 # SOPS Secrets
 1.  To edit a file: cd to `/path/to/nix-files/` and run:
     * `nix-shell -p sops --run "sops secrets/secret_file.yml`
+    * New shell alias: `sops secrets/secret_file.yml`
 2.  Ensure your GPG keys are set up.
 
 # Names