diff --git a/ale_linters/javascript/eslint.vim b/ale_linters/javascript/eslint.vim
index 909c1128..c5a25555 100644
--- a/ale_linters/javascript/eslint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/javascript/eslint.vim
@@ -55,10 +55,3 @@ call ale#linter#Define('javascript', {
 \   'command': g:ale_javascript_eslint_executable . ' -f unix --stdin --stdin-filename %s',
 \   'callback': 'ale_linters#javascript#eslint#Handle',
 \})
-
-call ale#linter#Define('javascript.jsx', {
-\   'name': 'eslint',
-\   'executable': g:ale_javascript_eslint_executable,
-\   'command': g:ale_javascript_eslint_executable . ' -f unix --stdin --stdin-filename %s',
-\   'callback': 'ale_linters#javascript#eslint#Handle',
-\})
diff --git a/ale_linters/javascript/jscs.vim b/ale_linters/javascript/jscs.vim
index 501a3288..bddee240 100644
--- a/ale_linters/javascript/jscs.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/javascript/jscs.vim
@@ -13,10 +13,3 @@ call ale#linter#Define('javascript', {
 \   'command': 'jscs -r unix -n -',
 \   'callback': 'ale#handlers#HandleUnixFormatAsError',
 \})
-
-call ale#linter#Define('javascript.jsx', {
-\   'name': 'jscs',
-\   'executable': 'jscs',
-\   'command': 'jscs -r unix -n -',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#HandleUnixFormatAsError',
-\})
diff --git a/ale_linters/javascript/jshint.vim b/ale_linters/javascript/jshint.vim
index 571d05d7..a2ef5ae2 100644
--- a/ale_linters/javascript/jshint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/javascript/jshint.vim
@@ -37,10 +37,3 @@ call ale#linter#Define('javascript', {
 \   'command_callback': 'ale_linters#javascript#jshint#GetCommand',
 \   'callback': 'ale#handlers#HandleUnixFormatAsError',
 \})
-
-call ale#linter#Define('javascript.jsx', {
-\   'name': 'jshint',
-\   'executable': g:ale_javascript_jshint_executable,
-\   'command_callback': 'ale_linters#javascript#jshint#GetCommand',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#HandleUnixFormatAsError',
-\})
diff --git a/autoload/ale/linter.vim b/autoload/ale/linter.vim
index 010256d1..0cd3f9b1 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/linter.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/linter.vim
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@
 
 let s:linters = {}
 
+" Default filetype aliaes.
+" The user defined aliases will be merged with this Dictionary.
+let s:default_ale_linter_aliases = {
+\   'javscript.jsx': 'javascript',
+\   'zsh': 'sh',
+\   'csh': 'sh',
+\}
+
+" Default linters to run for particular filetypes.
+" The user defined linter selections will be merged with this Dictionary.
+let s:default_ale_linters = {
+\   'zsh': ['shell'],
+\   'csh': ['shell'],
+\}
+
 function! ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) abort
     if !has_key(s:linters, a:filetype)
         let s:linters[a:filetype] = []
@@ -37,25 +52,19 @@ function! ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) abort
     call add(s:linters[a:filetype], l:new_linter)
 endfunction
 
-function! ale#linter#Get(filetype) abort
+function! s:LoadLinters(filetype) abort
     if a:filetype ==# ''
         " Empty filetype? Nothing to be done about that.
         return []
     endif
 
     if has_key(s:linters, a:filetype)
-        " We already loaded a linter, great!
+        " We already loaded the linter files for this filetype, so stop here.
         return s:linters[a:filetype]
     endif
 
-    if has_key(g:ale_linters, a:filetype)
-        " Filter loaded linters according to list of linters specified in option.
-        for l:linter in g:ale_linters[a:filetype]
-            execute 'runtime! ale_linters/' . a:filetype . '/' . l:linter . '.vim'
-        endfor
-    else
-        execute 'runtime! ale_linters/' . a:filetype . '/*.vim'
-    endif
+    " Load all linters for a given filetype.
+    execute 'runtime! ale_linters/' . a:filetype . '/*.vim'
 
     if !has_key(s:linters, a:filetype)
         " If we couldn't load any linters, let everyone know.
@@ -64,3 +73,46 @@ function! ale#linter#Get(filetype) abort
 
     return s:linters[a:filetype]
 endfunction
+
+function! ale#linter#Get(original_filetype) abort
+    " Try and get an aliased file type either from the user's Dictionary, or
+    " our default Dictionary, otherwise use the filetype as-is.
+    let l:filetype = get(
+    \   g:ale_linter_aliases,
+    \   a:original_filetype,
+    \   get(
+    \       s:default_ale_linter_aliases,
+    \       a:original_filetype,
+    \       a:original_filetype
+    \   )
+    \)
+
+    " Try and get a list of linters to run, using the original file type,
+    " not the aliased filetype. We have some linters to limit by default,
+    " and users may define their own list of linters to run.
+    let l:linter_names = get(
+    \   g:ale_linters,
+    \   a:original_filetype,
+    \   get(
+    \       s:default_ale_linters,
+    \       a:original_filetype,
+    \       'all'
+    \   )
+    \)
+
+    let l:all_linters = s:LoadLinters(l:filetype)
+    let l:combined_linters = []
+
+    if type(l:linter_names) == type('') && l:linter_names ==# 'all'
+        let l:combined_linters = l:all_linters
+    elseif type(l:linter_names) == type([])
+        " Select only the linters we or the user has specified.
+        for l:linter in l:all_linters
+            if index(l:linter_names, l:linter.name)
+                call add(l:combined_linters, l:linter)
+            endif
+        endfor
+    endif
+
+    return l:combined_linters
+endfunction
diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index 2b975134..2f4349e5 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -80,22 +80,65 @@ The following languages and tools are supported.
 g:ale_linters                                                   *g:ale_linters*
 
   Type: |Dictionary|
-  Default: unset
+  Default: `{}`
 
   The |g:ale_linters| option sets a |Dictionary| mapping a filetype
   to a |List| of linter programs to be run when checking particular filetypes.
-  By default, this dictionary will not be set at all, and all possible
-  linter programs will be run for a given filetype, if the linter programs
-  are found to be |executable|.
+  Only the filetypes specified in the dictionary will be limited in terms
+  of which linters will be run.
 
+  This |Dictionary| will be merged with a default dictionary containing the
+  following values: >
+
+  {
+  \   'zsh': ['shell'],
+  \   'csh': ['shell'],
+  \}
+<
   This option can be used to enable only a particular set of linters for a
   file. For example, you can enable only 'eslint' for JavaScript files: >
-    let g:ale_linters = {'javascript': ['eslint']}
+
+  let g:ale_linters = {'javascript': ['eslint']}
 <
   If you want to disable all linters for a particular filetype, you can pass
   an empty list of linters as the value: >
-    let g:ale_linters = {'javascript': []}
+
+  let g:ale_linters = {'javascript': []}
 <
+  All linters available for a given filetype can be enabled by using the
+  string `'all'`: >
+
+  let g:ale_linters = {'c': 'all'}
+<
+
+g:ale_linter_aliases                                     *g:ale_linter_aliases*
+
+  Type: |Dictionary|
+  Default: `{}`
+
+  The |g:ale_linter_aliases| option can be used to set aliases from one
+  filetype to another. A given filetype can be mapped to use the linters
+  run for another given filetype.
+
+  This |Dictionary| will be merged with a default dictionary containing the
+  following values: >
+
+  {
+  \   'javscript.jsx': 'javascript',
+  \   'zsh': 'sh',
+  \   'csh': 'sh',
+  \}
+<
+  For example, if you wish to map a new filetype `'foobar'` to run the `'php'`
+  linters, you could set the following: >
+
+  let g:ale_linter_aliases = {'foobar': 'php'}
+<
+  When combined with the |g:ale_linters| option, the original filetype
+  (`'foobar'`) will be used for determining which linters to run,
+  not the aliased type (`'php'`). This allows an aliased type to run a
+  different set of linters from the type it is being mapped to.
+
 
 g:ale_buffer_loclist_map                             *g:ale_buffer_loclist_map*
 
@@ -556,6 +599,7 @@ g:ale#util#stdin_wrapper                             *g:ale#util#stdin_wrapper*
   This variable names a wrapper script for sending stdin input to programs
   which cannot accept input via stdin. See |ale#linter#Define()| for more.
 
+
 ===============================================================================
 6. Special Thanks                                           *ale-special-thanks*
 
diff --git a/plugin/ale.vim b/plugin/ale.vim
index 4f59f79a..9b45cd7c 100644
--- a/plugin/ale.vim
+++ b/plugin/ale.vim
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ let g:ale_buffer_sign_dummy_map = {}
 
 " User Configuration
 
-" This list configures which linters are enabled for which languages.
+" This Dictionary configures which linters are enabled for which languages.
 let g:ale_linters = get(g:, 'ale_linters', {})
 
+" This Dictionary allows users to set up filetype aliases for new filetypes.
+let g:ale_linter_aliases = get(g:, 'ale_linter_aliases', {})
+
 " This flag can be set with a number of milliseconds for delaying the
 " execution of a linter when text is changed. The timeout will be set and
 " cleared each time text is changed, so repeated edits won't trigger the