diff --git a/arbnote b/arbnote
deleted file mode 100755
index 4fb5466..0000000
--- a/arbnote
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/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 "$NOTEPATH"
diff --git a/dnote b/dnote
index 4c7737b..47d8a2f 100755
--- a/dnote
+++ b/dnote
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
-if [ "${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."
+if [ -f "$(which nnote)" ]; then
+  NNOTE="$(which nnote)"
 else
   NOTEBIN="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
-  $NOTEBIN/arbnote daily "$*"
+  NNOTE="$NOTEBIN/nnote"
 fi
 
+$NNOTE daily "$*"
+
diff --git a/gnote b/gnote
index 6598ff6..4708494 100755
--- a/gnote
+++ b/gnote
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 #!/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."
+if [ -f "$(which nnote)" ]; then
+  NNOTE="$(which nnote)"
 else
   NOTEBIN="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
-  $NOTEBIN/arbnote global "$*"
+  NNOTE="$NOTEBIN/nnote"
 fi
 
+$NNOTE global "$*"
+
diff --git a/mnote b/mnote
index 9a10b4b..1499aa6 100755
--- a/mnote
+++ b/mnote
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
-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."
+if [ -f "$(which nnote)" ]; then
+  NNOTE="$(which nnote)"
 else
   NOTEBIN="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
-  $NOTEBIN/arbnote monthly "$*"
+  NNOTE="$NOTEBIN/nnote"
 fi
 
+$NNOTE monthly "$*"
+
diff --git a/nnote b/nnote
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2d34dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nnote
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/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: nnote <type> [notename]"
+  echo "           create or edit a note"
+  echo "       nnote <type> --help | -h"
+  echo "           get help for a note type"
+  echo " "
+  echo "nnote requires a type: daily, monthly, yearly, or global"
+  echo "if not provided, type is used for notename, too"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "${2-}" == "--help" ] || [ "${2-}" == "-h" ]; then
+  echo "usage: nnote $NOTETYPE [notename]"
+  echo "       create a $NOTETYPE note in \$NOTESDIR/$DATESTRING"
+  echo "       default \$NOTESDIR is ~/Notes"
+  echo "       yours is ${NOTESDIR-$HOME/Notes}"
+  echo "       default notename is '$NOTETYPE'"
+  echo "       multi word notenames accepted without quotes."
+else
+  NOTESDIR="${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" > "$NOTEPATH"
+  fi
+  pushd "$NOTESDIR" > /dev/null
+  $EDITOR "$NOTEPATH"
+  popd > /dev/null
+fi
diff --git a/ynote b/ynote
index b2518f5..1cd1c21 100755
--- a/ynote
+++ b/ynote
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
-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."
+if [ -f "$(which nnote)" ]; then
+  NNOTE="$(which nnote)"
 else
   NOTEBIN="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
-  $NOTEBIN/arbnote yearly "$*"
+  NNOTE="$NOTEBIN/nnote"
 fi
 
+$NNOTE yearly "$*"
+