diff --git a/todo.actions.d/edit b/todo.actions.d/edit
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+++ b/todo.actions.d/edit
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+#!/bin/bash
+case $1 in
+"usage")
+  echo "$(basename $0) [BASENAME]"
+  echo "  Open \$TODO_DIR/BASENAME.txt in \$EDITOR."
+  echo "  If BASENAME is not given, defaults to 'todo'."
+  ;;
+*)
+  FILE=${2:-todo}.txt
+  $EDITOR $TODO_DIR/$FILE
+  ;;
+esac