diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index fdcde1f..af66e83 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type args struct {
 	Playback         *PlaybackCmd `arg:"subcommand:playback"                  help:"dump your prior conversations to the terminal'"`
 	Output           string       `arg:"--output"                             help:"should get a string from regex-cli"`
 	Input            string       `arg:"--input"                              help:"should get a string from regex-cli"`
+	Editor           *EmptyCmd    `arg:"subcommand:editor"                    help:"open env EDITOR"`
 	ImportFile       string       `arg:"--import"                             help:"import a file from regex-cli"`
 	Stats            []string     `arg:"--stats"                              help:"add stats to a chat"`
 	NewChat          []string     `arg:"--new-chat"                           help:"create a new chat"`
diff --git a/argvAutoshell.go b/argvAutoshell.go
index bc97af2..54549c3 100644
--- a/argvAutoshell.go
+++ b/argvAutoshell.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (args) doBashAuto() {
 	default:
 		if argv.BashAuto[0] == ARGNAME {
 			// list the subcommands here
-			fmt.Println("--add format playback")
+			fmt.Println("--add format playback editor")
 		}
 	}
 	os.Exit(0)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8b23de3..0e34bbf 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ func main() {
 		okExit("")
 	}
 
+	if argv.Editor != nil {
+		// doEditor()
+		okExit("")
+	}
+
 	if argv.NewChat != nil {
 		doNewChat()
 		okExit("")
diff --git a/regex b/regex
deleted file mode 100755
index 23d3f22..0000000
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