def install_alias(file_path, alias):
	"""Install the given alias to the given file.
	Add a comment above the alias so that users know what it's for."""
	try:
		with open(file_path, 'r') as read_f:
			contents = read_f.read()
			if alias in contents:
				return False
			out = open(file_path, 'a')
			out.write('\n')
			msg = '# Ossillate: pip alias to source the ossie-pip script'
			out.write(msg)
			out.write('\n')
			out.write(alias)
			out.write('\n')
			out.close()
			return True
	except:
		return False