diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index d990281..950648c 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ pub enum AstNode {
         params: Option<NodeId>,
         block: NodeId,
     },
+    Alias {
+        new_name: NodeId,
+        old_name: NodeId,
+    },
 
     /// Long flag ('--' + one or more letters)
     FlagLong,
@@ -373,9 +377,13 @@ impl Parser {
             Token::LCurly => self.record_or_closure(),
             Token::LParen => {
                 self.tokens.advance();
-                let output = self.expression();
-                self.rparen();
-                output
+                if self.tokens.peek_token() == Token::RParen {
+                    self.error("use null instead of ()")
+                } else {
+                    let output = self.expression();
+                    self.rparen();
+                    output
+                }
             }
             Token::LSquare => self.list_or_table(),
             Token::Int => self.advance_node(AstNode::Int, span),
@@ -771,6 +779,10 @@ impl Parser {
 
                 let pattern_result = self.simple_expression(BarewordContext::String);
 
+                if self.is_comma() {
+                    self.tokens.advance();
+                }
+
                 match_arms.push((pattern, pattern_result));
             } else if self.is_newline() {
                 self.tokens.advance();
@@ -1112,6 +1124,8 @@ impl Parser {
                 code_body.push(self.continue_statement());
             } else if self.is_keyword(b"break") {
                 code_body.push(self.break_statement());
+            } else if self.is_keyword(b"alias") {
+                code_body.push(self.alias_statement());
             } else {
                 let exp_span_start = self.position();
                 let expression = self.expression_or_assignment();
@@ -1146,6 +1160,12 @@ impl Parser {
         let span_start = self.position();
         self.keyword(b"while");
 
+        if self.is_operator() {
+            // TODO: flag parsing
+            self.error("WIP: Flags on while are not supported yet");
+            self.tokens.advance();
+        }
+
         let condition = self.expression();
         let block = self.block(BlockContext::Curlies);
         let span_end = self.get_span_end(block);
@@ -1223,6 +1243,25 @@ impl Parser {
         self.create_node(AstNode::Break, span_start, span_end)
     }
 
+    pub fn alias_statement(&mut self) -> NodeId {
+        let _span = span!();
+        let span_start = self.position();
+        self.keyword(b"alias");
+        let new_name = if self.is_string() {
+            self.string()
+        } else {
+            self.name()
+        };
+        self.equals();
+        let old_name = if self.is_string() {
+            self.string()
+        } else {
+            self.name()
+        };
+        let span_end = self.get_span_end(old_name);
+        self.create_node(AstNode::Alias { new_name, old_name }, span_start, span_end)
+    }
+
     pub fn is_operator(&mut self) -> bool {
         let (token, span) = self.tokens.peek();
 
diff --git a/src/resolver.rs b/src/resolver.rs
index 4d32b38..537d786 100644
--- a/src/resolver.rs
+++ b/src/resolver.rs
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
 
                 self.resolve_block(block, block_id, Some(def_scope));
             }
+            AstNode::Alias {
+                new_name,
+                old_name: _,
+            } => {
+                self.define_decl(new_name);
+            }
             AstNode::Params(ref params) => {
                 for param in params {
                     if let AstNode::Param { name, .. } = self.compiler.ast_nodes[param.0] {
diff --git a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@alias.nu.snap b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@alias.nu.snap
index 79badab..02149e2 100644
--- a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@alias.nu.snap
+++ b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@alias.nu.snap
@@ -5,21 +5,21 @@ input_file: tests/alias.nu
 snapshot_kind: text
 ---
 ==== COMPILER ====
-0: Name (4 to 7) "foo"
-1: Name (9 to 10) "a"
-2: Param { name: NodeId(1), ty: None } (9 to 10)
-3: Params([NodeId(2)]) (8 to 11)
-4: Variable (14 to 16) "$a"
-5: Block(BlockId(0)) (12 to 18)
-6: Def { name: NodeId(0), params: NodeId(3), return_ty: None, block: NodeId(5) } (0 to 18)
-7: Name (20 to 25) "alias"
-8: Name (26 to 29) "bar"
-9: Garbage (30 to 31)
-10: String (32 to 35) "foo"
-11: Call { parts: [NodeId(7), NodeId(8), NodeId(9), NodeId(10)] } (26 to 35)
-12: Name (37 to 40) "bar"
-13: Int (41 to 42) "1"
-14: Call { parts: [NodeId(12), NodeId(13)] } (41 to 42)
-15: Block(BlockId(1)) (0 to 43)
-==== COMPILER ERRORS ====
-Error (NodeId 9): incomplete expression
+0: String (6 to 19) ""fancy alias""
+1: Name (22 to 25) "foo"
+2: Alias { new_name: NodeId(0), old_name: NodeId(1) } (0 to 25)
+3: Name (27 to 32) "fancy"
+4: Name (33 to 38) "alias"
+5: Call { parts: [NodeId(3), NodeId(4)] } (33 to 38)
+6: Block(BlockId(0)) (0 to 39)
+==== SCOPE ====
+0: Frame Scope, node_id: NodeId(6)
+      decls: [ fancy alias: NodeId(0) ]
+==== TYPES ====
+0: unknown
+1: unknown
+2: ()
+3: unknown
+4: string
+5: stream<binary>
+6: stream<binary>
diff --git a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@binary_ops_spaces.nu.snap b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@binary_ops_spaces.nu.snap
index 29f0028..bfe066d 100644
--- a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@binary_ops_spaces.nu.snap
+++ b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@binary_ops_spaces.nu.snap
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 source: src/test.rs
 expression: evaluate_example(path)
 input_file: tests/binary_ops_spaces.nu
+snapshot_kind: text
 ---
 ==== COMPILER ====
 0: Int (0 to 1) "1"
diff --git a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@closure.nu.snap b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@closure.nu.snap
index 4ef7169..00ef4a6 100644
--- a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@closure.nu.snap
+++ b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@closure.nu.snap
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 source: src/test.rs
 expression: evaluate_example(path)
 input_file: tests/closure.nu
+snapshot_kind: text
 ---
 ==== COMPILER ====
 0: Name (3 to 4) "a"
diff --git a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@closure2.nu.snap b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@closure2.nu.snap
index a841564..f192ad4 100644
--- a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@closure2.nu.snap
+++ b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@closure2.nu.snap
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 source: src/test.rs
 expression: evaluate_example(path)
 input_file: tests/closure2.nu
+snapshot_kind: text
 ---
 ==== COMPILER ====
 0: Variable (4 to 6) "$a"
diff --git a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@invalid_range.nu.snap b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@invalid_range.nu.snap
index 2a4dccb..c5d3a4c 100644
--- a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@invalid_range.nu.snap
+++ b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@invalid_range.nu.snap
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 source: src/test.rs
 expression: evaluate_example(path)
 input_file: tests/invalid_range.nu
+snapshot_kind: text
 ---
 ==== COMPILER ====
 0: Int (0 to 1) "1"
diff --git a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@invalid_record.nu.snap b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@invalid_record.nu.snap
index a439045..f8b4411 100644
--- a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@invalid_record.nu.snap
+++ b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@invalid_record.nu.snap
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 source: src/test.rs
 expression: evaluate_example(path)
 input_file: tests/invalid_record.nu
+snapshot_kind: text
 ---
 ==== COMPILER ====
 0: String (2 to 3) "a"
diff --git a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@match.nu.snap b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@match.nu.snap
index 296fd4a..05cb6ac 100644
--- a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@match.nu.snap
+++ b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@match.nu.snap
@@ -12,38 +12,22 @@ snapshot_kind: text
 4: Variable (27 to 29) "$x"
 5: Int (34 to 35) "1"
 6: String (39 to 44) ""one""
-7: Garbage (44 to 45)
-8: Let { variable_name: NodeId(3), ty: None, initializer: NodeId(7), is_mutable: false } (11 to 45)
-9: Int (48 to 49) "2"
-10: Garbage (50 to 52)
-11: Variable (63 to 64) "w"
-12: Int (67 to 68) "3"
-13: Let { variable_name: NodeId(11), ty: None, initializer: NodeId(12), is_mutable: false } (59 to 68)
-14: Int (73 to 74) "2"
-15: Plus (75 to 76)
-16: Variable (77 to 79) "$w"
-17: BinaryOp { lhs: NodeId(14), op: NodeId(15), rhs: NodeId(16) } (73 to 79)
-18: Block(BlockId(0)) (59 to 82)
-19: Closure { params: None, block: NodeId(18) } (53 to 83)
-20: Garbage (83 to 84)
-21: Int (87 to 88) "3"
-22: Garbage (89 to 91)
-23: Null (92 to 96)
-24: Garbage (96 to 97)
-25: Name (100 to 101) "_"
-26: Garbage (102 to 104)
-27: Garbage (106 to 107)
-28: Garbage (107 to 108)
-29: Call { parts: [NodeId(25), NodeId(26), NodeId(27)] } (102 to 108)
-30: Garbage (109 to 110)
-31: Block(BlockId(1)) (0 to 111)
+7: Int (48 to 49) "2"
+8: Variable (63 to 64) "w"
+9: Int (67 to 68) "3"
+10: Let { variable_name: NodeId(8), ty: None, initializer: NodeId(9), is_mutable: false } (59 to 68)
+11: Int (73 to 74) "2"
+12: Plus (75 to 76)
+13: Variable (77 to 79) "$w"
+14: BinaryOp { lhs: NodeId(11), op: NodeId(12), rhs: NodeId(13) } (73 to 79)
+15: Block(BlockId(0)) (59 to 82)
+16: Closure { params: None, block: NodeId(15) } (53 to 83)
+17: Int (87 to 88) "3"
+18: Null (92 to 96)
+19: String (100 to 101) "_"
+20: Garbage (106 to 107)
+21: Match { target: NodeId(4), match_arms: [(NodeId(5), NodeId(6)), (NodeId(7), NodeId(16)), (NodeId(17), NodeId(18)), (NodeId(19), NodeId(20))] } (21 to 110)
+22: Let { variable_name: NodeId(3), ty: None, initializer: NodeId(21), is_mutable: false } (11 to 110)
+23: Block(BlockId(1)) (0 to 111)
 ==== COMPILER ERRORS ====
-Error (NodeId 7): expected match arm in match
-Error (NodeId 10): incomplete expression
-Error (NodeId 20): incomplete expression
-Error (NodeId 22): incomplete expression
-Error (NodeId 24): incomplete expression
-Error (NodeId 26): incomplete expression
-Error (NodeId 27): incomplete expression
-Error (NodeId 28): expected: right paren ')'
-Error (NodeId 30): incomplete expression
+Error (NodeId 20): use null instead of ()
diff --git a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@mut_.nu.snap b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@mut_.nu.snap
index 1c9b477..3573c8c 100644
--- a/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@mut_.nu.snap
+++ b/src/snapshots/new_nu_parser__test__node_output@mut_.nu.snap
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 source: src/test.rs
 expression: evaluate_example(path)
 input_file: tests/mut_.nu
+snapshot_kind: text
 ---
 ==== COMPILER ====
 0: Variable (4 to 5) "x"
diff --git a/src/typechecker.rs b/src/typechecker.rs
index 27dd9f9..ce978b6 100644
--- a/src/typechecker.rs
+++ b/src/typechecker.rs
@@ -348,6 +348,9 @@ impl<'a> Typechecker<'a> {
                 return_ty,
                 block,
             } => self.typecheck_def(name, params, return_ty, block, node_id),
+            AstNode::Alias { new_name, old_name } => {
+                self.typecheck_alias(new_name, old_name, node_id)
+            }
             AstNode::Call { ref parts } => self.typecheck_call(parts, node_id),
             AstNode::For {
                 variable,
@@ -609,6 +612,27 @@ impl<'a> Typechecker<'a> {
         }];
     }
 
+    fn typecheck_alias(&mut self, new_name: NodeId, old_name: NodeId, node_id: NodeId) {
+        self.set_node_type_id(node_id, NONE_TYPE);
+
+        // set input/output types for the command
+        let decl_id_new = self
+            .compiler
+            .decl_resolution
+            .get(&new_name)
+            .expect("missing declared new name for alias");
+
+        let decl_id_old = self.compiler.decl_resolution.get(&old_name);
+
+        self.decl_types[decl_id_new.0] = decl_id_old.map_or(
+            vec![InOutType {
+                in_type: ANY_TYPE,
+                out_type: BYTE_STREAM_TYPE,
+            }],
+            |decl_id| self.decl_types[decl_id.0].clone(),
+        );
+    }
+
     fn typecheck_call(&mut self, parts: &[NodeId], node_id: NodeId) {
         let num_name_parts = if let Some(decl_id) = self.compiler.decl_resolution.get(&node_id) {
             // TODO: The type should be `oneof<all_possible_output_types>`
diff --git a/tests/alias.nu b/tests/alias.nu
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..639d233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/alias.nu
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+alias "fancy alias" = foo
+
+fancy alias