diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5253d2..f3b3cc6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,4 +48,12 @@ This uses [shfmt](https://github.com/mvdan/sh) to perform minification.
 
 **Installation:**
 
-You can also specify `--install` and `--prefix=PATH` to have the build script automatically install the scripts for all users on the system. You may need to run the build script as root. 
\ No newline at end of file
+You can also specify `--install` and `--prefix=PATH` to have the build script automatically install the scripts for all users on the system. You may need to run the build script as root. 
+
+
+
+**Alternate Executable:**
+
+Depending on the distribution, bat may have been renamed to avoid package conflicts.
+If you wish to use these scripts on a distribution where this is the case, there is an `--alternate-executable=NAME` option which will build the scripts to use an alternate executable name.
+
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index ca62974..6f32160 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ step_read() {
 # Build step: preprocess
 # Preprocesses the script.
 #
-# This will embed library scripts.
+# This will embed library scripts and replace the BAT variable.
 #
 # Input:
 #     The original file contents.
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ step_preprocess() {
 	while IFS='' read -r line; do
 		# Skip certain lines.
 		[[ "$line" =~ ^LIB=.*$ ]] && continue
+		
+		# Replace the BAT variable with the build option.
+		if [[ "$line" =~ ^BAT=.*$ ]]; then
+			printf "BAT=%q\n" "$OPT_BAT"
+			continue
+		fi
 
 		# Embed library scripts.
 		if [[ "$line" =~ ^[[:space:]]*source[[:space:]]+[\"\']\$\{?LIB\}/([a-z-]+\.sh)[\"\'] ]]; then
@@ -169,18 +175,29 @@ pp_minify() {
 OPT_INSTALL=false
 OPT_MINIFY="lib"
 OPT_PREFIX="/usr/local"
+OPT_BAT="bat"
 
 while shiftopt; do
 	case "$OPT" in
-		--install)   OPT_INSTALL=true;;
-		--prefix)    shiftval; OPT_PREFIX="$OPT_VAL";;
-		--minify)    shiftval; OPT_MINIFY="$OPT_VAL";;
+		--install)              OPT_INSTALL=true;;
+		--prefix)               shiftval; OPT_PREFIX="$OPT_VAL";;
+		--alternate-executable) shiftval; OPT_BAT="$OPT_VAL";;
+		--minify)               shiftval; OPT_MINIFY="$OPT_VAL";;
 		
 		*)         printc "%{RED}%s: unknown option '%s'%{CLEAR}" "$PROGRAM" "$OPT";
 		           exit 1;;
 	esac
 done
 
+if [[ "$OPT_BAT" != "bat" ]]; then
+	printc "%{YELLOW}Building executable scripts with an alternate bat executable at %{CLEAR}%s%{YELLOW}.%{CLEAR}\n" "$OPT_BAT" 1>&2
+	if ! command -v "$OPT_BAT"; then
+		printc "%{YELLOW}WARNING: Bash cannot execute the specified file.\n" 1>&2
+		printc "%{YELLOW}         The finished scripts may not run properly.%{CLEAR}\n" 1>&2
+	fi
+	printc "\n" 1>&2
+fi
+
 if [[ "$OPT_INSTALL" = true ]]; then
 	printc "%{YELLOW}Installing to %{MAGENTA}%s%{YELLOW}.%{CLEAR}\n" "$OPT_PREFIX" 1>&2
 else
diff --git a/lib/version.sh b/lib/version.sh
index 92302a0..6c49ad0 100644
--- a/lib/version.sh
+++ b/lib/version.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # Gets the current bat version.
 bat_version() {
-	bat --version | cut -d ' ' -f 2
+	"$BAT" --version | cut -d ' ' -f 2
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/src/batgrep.sh b/src/batgrep.sh
index a2ac878..72af150 100755
--- a/src/batgrep.sh
+++ b/src/batgrep.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # Issues:     https://github.com/eth-p/bat-extras/issues
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 LIB="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/../lib"
+BAT="bat"
 source "${LIB}/print.sh"
 source "${LIB}/opt.sh"
 source "${LIB}/version.sh"
@@ -103,12 +104,12 @@ do_print() {
 	FIRST_PRINT=false
 
 	# Print the file.
-	bat "${BAT_ARGS[@]}" \
-		"${LAST_LR[@]}" \
-		"${LAST_LH[@]}" \
-		--style="${BAT_STYLE}" \
-		--paging=never \
-		"$LAST_FILE"
+	"$BAT" "${BAT_ARGS[@]}" \
+		   "${LAST_LR[@]}" \
+		   "${LAST_LH[@]}" \
+		   --style="${BAT_STYLE}" \
+		   --paging=never \
+		   "$LAST_FILE"
 
 	# Print the separator.
 	echo "$SEP"
diff --git a/src/batman.sh b/src/batman.sh
index d1b10a3..725c40b 100755
--- a/src/batman.sh
+++ b/src/batman.sh
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 # Issues:     https://github.com/eth-p/bat-extras/issues
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 LIB="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/../lib"
+BAT="bat"
 source "${LIB}/print.sh"
 source "${LIB}/opt.sh"
 source "${LIB}/version.sh"
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-export MANPAGER='sh -c "col -bx | bat --language man --style grid"'
+export MANPAGER='sh -c "col -bx | '"$(printf "%q" "$BAT")"' --language man --style grid"'
 export MANROFFOPT='-c'
 export BAT_PAGER="$PAGER"
 
diff --git a/src/prettybat.sh b/src/prettybat.sh
index 9a4da02..7355077 100755
--- a/src/prettybat.sh
+++ b/src/prettybat.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # Issues:     https://github.com/eth-p/bat-extras/issues
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 LIB="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/../lib"
+BAT="bat"
 source "${LIB}/opt.sh"
 source "${LIB}/str.sh"
 source "${LIB}/print.sh"
@@ -117,10 +118,10 @@ extname() {
 
 print_file() {
 	if [[ "${#BAT_ARGS[@]}" -eq 0 ]]; then
-		bat "$@"
+		"$BAT" "$@"
 		return $?
 	else
-		bat "${BAT_ARGS[@]}" "$@"
+		"$BAT" "${BAT_ARGS[@]}" "$@"
 		return $?
 	fi
 }