diff --git a/arbnote b/arbnote
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4fb5466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arbnote
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+NOTETYPE="${1-}"
+if [[ "$NOTETYPE" == "daily" ]]; then
+  DATESTRING="$(date +%Y/%m/%d)"
+  NOTEHEAD=" for $DATESTRING"
+elif [[ "$NOTETYPE" == "monthly" ]]; then
+  DATESTRING="$(date +%Y/%m)"
+  NOTEHEAD=" for $DATESTRING"
+elif [[ "$NOTETYPE" == "yearly" ]]; then
+  DATESTRING="$(date +%Y)"
+  NOTEHEAD=" for $DATESTRING"
+elif [[ "$NOTETYPE" == "global" ]]; then
+  DATESTRING=""
+  NOTEHEAD=""
+else
+  echo "usage: arbnote <type> [notename]"
+  echo "           create or edit a note"
+  echo "       arbnote --help"
+  echo "           print this help"
+  echo " "
+  echo "arbnote requires a type: daily, monthly, yearly, or global"
+  echo "if not provided, type is used for notename, too"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+NOTESDIR="${NOTESDIR:-$HOME/Notes}"
+NOTEKIND="$1"
+NOTENAME="${2:-$NOTETYPE}"
+DATEDIR="$NOTESDIR/$DATESTRING"
+mkdir -p "$DATEDIR"
+NOTEPATH="$DATEDIR/$NOTENAME"
+echo "$NOTEPATH"
+if ! [ -f "$NOTEPATH" ]; then
+  printf "$NOTENAME$NOTEHEAD\n---\n\n" > "$NOTEPATH"
+fi
+$EDITOR "$NOTEPATH"
diff --git a/daynote b/daynote
deleted file mode 100755
index 9c84b50..0000000
--- a/daynote
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -euo pipefail
-NOTESDIR="${NOTESDIR:-$HOME/Notes}"
-NOTENAME="${1:-daily}"
-DATEDIR="$NOTESDIR/$(date +%Y/%m/%d)"
-mkdir -p "$DATEDIR"
-NOTEPATH="$DATEDIR/$NOTENAME"
-echo "$NOTEPATH"
-if ! [ -f "$NOTEPATH" ]; then
-  printf "$NOTENAME for $(date +%Y/%m/%d)\n---\n\n" > "$NOTEPATH"
-fi
-$EDITOR "$NOTEPATH"
diff --git a/dnote b/dnote
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4c7737b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dnote
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+if [ "${1-}" == "--help" ] || [ "${1-}" == "-h" ]; then
+  echo "usage: dnote [notename]"
+  echo "       create a daily note in \$NOTESDIR/year/month/day"
+  echo "       default \$NOTESDIR is ~/Notes"
+  echo "       yours is ${NOTESDIR-$HOME/Notes}"
+  echo "       default notename is 'daily'"
+  echo "       multi word notenames accepted without quotes."
+else
+  NOTEBIN="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+  $NOTEBIN/arbnote daily "$*"
+fi
+
diff --git a/gnote b/gnote
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6598ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnote
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+if [ "${1-}" == "--help" ] || [ "${1-}" == "-h" ]; then
+  echo "usage: gnote [notename]"
+  echo "       create a note in \$NOTESDIR/"
+  echo "       default \$NOTESDIR is ~/Notes"
+  echo "       yours is ${NOTESDIR-$HOME/Notes}"
+  echo "       default notename is 'global'"
+  echo "       multi word notenames accepted without quotes."
+else
+  NOTEBIN="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+  $NOTEBIN/arbnote global "$*"
+fi
+
diff --git a/mnote b/mnote
index 5a8a919..9a10b4b 100755
--- a/mnote
+++ b/mnote
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
-NOTESDIR="${NOTESDIR:-$HOME/Notes}"
-NOTENAME="${1:-monthly}"
-DATEDIR="$NOTESDIR/$(date +%Y/%m)"
-mkdir -p "$DATEDIR"
-NOTEPATH="$DATEDIR/$NOTENAME"
-echo "$NOTEPATH"
-if ! [ -f "$NOTEPATH" ]; then
-  printf "$NOTENAME for $(date +%Y/%m)\n---\n\n" > "$NOTEPATH"
+if [ "${1-}" == "--help" ] || [ "${1-}" == "-h" ]; then
+  echo "usage: mnote [notename]"
+  echo "       create a monthly note in \$NOTESDIR/year/month"
+  echo "       default \$NOTESDIR is ~/Notes"
+  echo "       yours is ${NOTESDIR-$HOME/Notes}"
+  echo "       default notename is 'monthly'"
+  echo "       multi word notenames accepted without quotes."
+else
+  NOTEBIN="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+  $NOTEBIN/arbnote monthly "$*"
 fi
-$EDITOR "$NOTEPATH"
+
diff --git a/ynote b/ynote
index 5037526..b2518f5 100755
--- a/ynote
+++ b/ynote
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
-NOTESDIR="${NOTESDIR:-$HOME/Notes}"
-NOTENAME="${1:-yearly}"
-DATEDIR="$NOTESDIR/$(date +%Y)"
-mkdir -p "$DATEDIR"
-NOTEPATH="$DATEDIR/$NOTENAME"
-echo "$NOTEPATH"
-if ! [ -f "$NOTEPATH" ]; then
-  printf "$NOTENAME for $(date +%Y)\n---\n\n" > "$NOTEPATH"
+if [ "${1-}" == "--help" ] || [ "${1-}" == "-h" ]; then
+  echo "usage: ynote [notename]"
+  echo "       create a yearly note in \$NOTESDIR/year"
+  echo "       default \$NOTESDIR is ~/Notes"
+  echo "       yours is ${NOTESDIR-$HOME/Notes}"
+  echo "       default notename is 'yearly'"
+  echo "       multi word notenames accepted without quotes."
+else
+  NOTEBIN="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+  $NOTEBIN/arbnote yearly "$*"
 fi
-$EDITOR "$NOTEPATH"
+