diff --git a/aliases/available/general.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/general.aliases.bash
index 2511aab8a9..5ed1576227 100644
--- a/aliases/available/general.aliases.bash
+++ b/aliases/available/general.aliases.bash
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ alias _='sudo'
 alias vbrc='${VISUAL:-vim} ~/.bashrc'
 alias vbpf='${VISUAL:-vim} ~/.bash_profile'
 
+
 # colored grep
 # Need to check an existing file for a pattern that will be found to ensure
 # that the check works when on an OS that supports the color option
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ alias cd..='cd ..'       # Common misspelling for going up one directory
 alias ...='cd ../..'     # Go up two directories
 alias ....='cd ../../..' # Go up three directories
 alias -- -='cd -'        # Go back
+alias d='cd /home/$USER/Downloads' # Go to the Downloads directory
 
 # Shell History
 alias h='history'
@@ -68,6 +70,9 @@ fi
 alias md='mkdir -p'
 alias rd='rmdir'
 
+# Remove
+alias rmrf='rm -rf' 
+
 # Shorten extract
 alias xt='extract'
 
diff --git a/plugins/available/base.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/base.plugin.bash
index 1a905163e4..8e3c2d1227 100644
--- a/plugins/available/base.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/available/base.plugin.bash
@@ -183,3 +183,16 @@ if ! _command_exists del; then
 		mkdir -p /tmp/.trash && mv "$@" /tmp/.trash
 	}
 fi
+
+# replace multiple file extensions at once
+function rex() {
+	about 'mass replace of the extension of multiple files'
+ 	param '1: extension to replace'
+  	param '2: new extenstion'
+   	example 'rex txt md'
+    	group 'base'
+	local ext2replace="${1:-}"
+ 	local newext="${2:-}"
+  	local files=(`ls *.$ext2replace`)
+   	for file in "${files[@]}"; do mv "$file" "${file/%.$ext2replace/.$newext}"; done
+}