diff --git a/aliases.d/openvswitch b/aliases.d/openvswitch
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/aliases.d/openvswitch
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if (which ovs-appctl &> /dev/null); then alias appctl='sudo ovs-appctl'; fi
+if (which ovs-vsctl &> /dev/null);  then alias vsctl='sudo ovs-vsctl';  fi
+if (which ovs-ofctl &> /dev/null);  then alias ofctl='sudo ovs-ofctl';  fi