diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index c558c71..bc22d65 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ alias l='ls -lah'
 alias ll='ls -lah'
 alias ls='ls --color=auto'
 
-alias functions='cat ~/.bash_functions | grep \(\)$ | grep -v ^#'
+alias functions="grep \(\) ~/.bash_functions  | grep -E -v '\#|\*'"