diff --git a/rc/bashrc b/rc/bashrc
index 3800bc23..22ecf6c9 100755
--- a/rc/bashrc
+++ b/rc/bashrc
@@ -632,6 +632,8 @@ alias aoedate="TZ=Etc/GMT+12 date"
 # verbosity to common actions
 alias rm="\rm --verbose"
 alias ln="\ln --verbose"
+alias cp="\cp --verbose"
+alias mv="\mv --verbose"
 alias mkdir="\mkdir --verbose"
 alias chattr="\chattr -V"
 alias chmod="\chmod --verbose"
diff --git a/rc/zshrc b/rc/zshrc
index 3a479f67..7dd2375e 100755
--- a/rc/zshrc
+++ b/rc/zshrc
@@ -621,6 +621,8 @@ alias aoedate="TZ=Etc/GMT+12 date"
 # verbosity to common actions
 alias rm="\rm --verbose"
 alias ln="\ln --verbose"
+alias cp="\cp --verbose"
+alias mv="\mv --verbose"
 alias mkdir="\mkdir --verbose"
 alias chattr="\chattr -V"
 alias chmod="\chmod --verbose"