diff --git a/scripts/set-alias-page.py b/scripts/set-alias-page.py
index a76fab902ba9d0..8d7c6b047b8714 100755
--- a/scripts/set-alias-page.py
+++ b/scripts/set-alias-page.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
         Stage modified pages (requires 'git' on $PATH and TLDR_ROOT to be a Git repository).
     -n, --dry-run
         Show what changes would be made without actually modifying the page.
+    -i, --inexact
+        Ignore direct template matching to find non-standard alias pages.
 
 Examples:
     1. Create a new alias page interactively:
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ class Config:
     templates: dict[str, str]
     dry_run: bool = False
     language: str = ""
+    inexact: bool = False
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -269,7 +272,7 @@ def get_alias_command_in_page(path: Path, alias_pattern: str) -> AliasPageConten
     if len(command_lines) != 2 or not title:
         return AliasPageContent(title="", original_command="", documentation_command="")
 
-    if alias_pattern == get_locale_alias_pattern("en"):
+    if not config.inexact and alias_pattern == get_locale_alias_pattern("en"):
         stripped_template = config.templates["en"]
         stripped_template = stripped_template.replace("example", "")
 
@@ -468,6 +471,14 @@ def main():
     parser = create_argument_parser(
         "Sets the alias page for all translations of a page"
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-i",
+        "--inexact",
+        action="store_true",
+        default=False,
+        help="Do not match precisely with the alias template",
+    )
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     # Print usage information if no arguments were provided
@@ -486,6 +497,7 @@ def main():
         templates=templates,
         dry_run=args.dry_run,
         language=args.language,
+        inexact=args.inexact,
     )
 
     target_paths = []