diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 446ddac..0e0986a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ For linux users `FORGIT_COPY_CMD` should be set to make copy work. Example: `FOR
 
 #### aliases
 
+##### shell
+
 You can change the default aliases by defining these variables below.
 (To disable all aliases, Set the `FORGIT_NO_ALIASES` flag.)
 
@@ -142,6 +144,37 @@ forgit_rebase=grb
 forgit_fixup=gfu
 ```
 
+#### git
+
+You can use git aliases by making `git-forgit` available in `$PATH`:
+
+```sh
+# after `forgit` was loaded
+export PATH="$PATH:$FORGIT_INSTALL_DIR/bin"
+```
+
+*Some plugin managers can help do this.*
+
+Then any forgit command will be a subcommand of git:
+
+```
+$ git forgit log
+$ git forgit add
+$ git forgit diff
+```
+
+Optionally you can add [aliases in git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Git-Aliases):
+
+```sh
+git config --global alias.cf 'forgit checkout_file'
+```
+
+And use the alias in git:
+
+```sh
+git cf
+```
+
 #### pagers
 
 Forgit will use the default configured pager from git (`core.pager`,
diff --git a/bin/git-forgit b/bin/git-forgit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3297b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/git-forgit
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# This file is a bridge between forgit and git itself. This makes forgit a
+# subcommand of git, and forwards all arguments on to forgit. So, all of these
+# commands will work as expected:
+#
+# `git forgit log`
+# `git forgit checkout_file`
+# `git forgit checkout_file README.md`
+#
+# This gives users the choice to set aliases inside of their git config instead
+# of their shell config if they prefer.
+
+set -e
+
+source "$FORGIT_INSTALL_DIR/forgit.plugin.zsh"
+
+cmd="$1"
+shift
+forgit::${cmd/_/::} "$@"
diff --git a/conf.d/forgit.plugin.fish b/conf.d/forgit.plugin.fish
index 1129619..4b27317 100644
--- a/conf.d/forgit.plugin.fish
+++ b/conf.d/forgit.plugin.fish
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ function forgit::inside_work_tree
     git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null;
 end
 
+set -x FORGIT_INSTALL_DIR (cd (dirname (dirname (status -f))); and pwd)
+
 set -g forgit_pager        "$FORGIT_PAGER"
 set -g forgit_show_pager   "$FORGIT_SHOW_PAGER"
 set -g forgit_diff_pager   "$FORGIT_DIFF_PAGER"
diff --git a/forgit.plugin.zsh b/forgit.plugin.zsh
index 2dce324..5ea2e22 100755
--- a/forgit.plugin.zsh
+++ b/forgit.plugin.zsh
@@ -341,3 +341,15 @@ if [[ -z "$FORGIT_NO_ALIASES" ]]; then
     alias "${forgit_rebase:-grb}"='forgit::rebase'
     alias "${forgit_fixup:-gfu}"='forgit::fixup'
 fi
+
+# set installation path (for use by `bin/git-forgit`)
+if [[ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]]; then
+    FORGIT_INSTALL_DIR="$( dirname -- "$0")"
+elif [[ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]]; then
+    FORGIT_INSTALL_DIR="$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+else
+    forgit::warn "Only zsh and bash are fully supported"
+fi
+if [[ -n "$FORGIT_INSTALL_DIR" ]]; then
+    export FORGIT_INSTALL_DIR
+fi