diff --git a/rc/tools/formatter.kak b/rc/tools/format.kak
similarity index 97%
rename from rc/tools/formatter.kak
rename to rc/tools/format.kak
index 8795fb8d..ada03f83 100644
--- a/rc/tools/formatter.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/format.kak
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ define-command format-selections -docstring "Format the selections individually"
         execute-keys '|<ret>'
     }
 }
+
+alias global format format-buffer