diff --git a/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go b/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
index 1e51df6..3cda561 100644
--- a/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ func _main() error {
 	if !ok {
 		defaultFilepath = "-"
 	}
-	filepath := flag.String("f", defaultFilepath, "($PTTODO_FILE) path to yaml file")
-	filepathToMergeIn := flag.String("g", "", "path to yaml file to merge into -f")
+	filepath := flag.String("f", defaultFilepath, "($PTTODO_FILE) path to yaml file or dir (starting with root then alphabetical for dir)")
+	filepathToMergeIn := flag.String("g", "", "path to yaml file to merge into -f (modifies f)")
 	root := flag.String("root", DUMP_TODO, "path to pretty print ("+fmt.Sprint([]string{DUMP_ALL, DUMP_TODO, DUMP_SCHEDULED, DUMP_DONE})+")")
 	tags := flag.String("tags", "", "csv of all tags to find, -tag to invert")
 	search := flag.String("search", "", "fts case insensitive")
@@ -48,8 +48,17 @@ func _main() error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	filepaths := []string{*filepath}
+	if stat, err := os.Stat(*filepath); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return err
+	} else if err == nil && stat.IsDir() {
+		filepaths, err = listDir(*filepath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 	if *e {
-		if err := edit(*dry, *filepath); err != nil {
+		if err := edit(*dry, filepaths); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -57,7 +66,7 @@ func _main() error {
 	if *tags != "" {
 		tagslist = strings.Split(*tags, ",")
 	}
-	return dump(*dry, os.Stdout, *filepath, tagslist, *search, *root)
+	return dump(*dry, os.Stdout, filepaths, tagslist, *search, *root)
 }
 
 func verifyRoot(root pttodo.Root) error {
@@ -79,16 +88,19 @@ func verifyRoot(root pttodo.Root) error {
 }
 
 func verifyFile(path string) error {
-	if err := dump(true, io.Discard, path, nil, "", DUMP_ALL); err != nil {
+	if err := dump(true, io.Discard, []string{path}, nil, "", DUMP_ALL); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed verifying file %s: %w", path, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func edit(dry bool, filepath string) error {
-	var tempFile string
-	cp := func() error {
-		f, err := ioutil.TempFile(os.TempDir(), path.Base(filepath))
+func edit(dry bool, filepaths []string) error {
+	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "edit-pttodo")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	cpOne := func(filepath string) error {
+		f, err := os.Create(path.Join(tempDir, path.Base(filepath)))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -103,14 +115,18 @@ func edit(dry bool, filepath string) error {
 			g.Close()
 		}
 		f.Close()
-		tempFile = f.Name() + ".yaml"
-		return os.Rename(f.Name(), tempFile)
+		return nil
+	}
+	cp := func() error {
+		for _, filepath := range filepaths {
+			if err := cpOne(filepath); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 	vi := func() error {
 		bin := "vim"
-		if editor := os.Getenv("EDITOR"); editor != "" {
-			bin = editor
-		}
 		editorbin, err := exec.LookPath(bin)
 		if err != nil {
 			editorbin, err = exec.LookPath("vi")
@@ -118,12 +134,17 @@ func edit(dry bool, filepath string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		args := []string{editorbin, tempFile}
+		args := []string{editorbin, "-p"}
+		tempfiles, err := listDir(tempDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		args = append(args, tempfiles...)
 		cpid, err := syscall.ForkExec(
 			editorbin,
 			args,
 			&syscall.ProcAttr{
-				Dir:   "",
+				Dir:   tempDir,
 				Env:   os.Environ(),
 				Files: []uintptr{os.Stdin.Fd(), os.Stdout.Fd(), os.Stderr.Fd()},
 				Sys:   nil,
@@ -145,7 +166,7 @@ func edit(dry bool, filepath string) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	verify := func() error {
+	verifyOne := func(tempFile string) error {
 		for {
 			err := verifyFile(tempFile)
 			if err == nil {
@@ -162,13 +183,31 @@ func edit(dry bool, filepath string) error {
 		}
 		return verifyFile(tempFile)
 	}
-	save := func() error {
+	verify := func() error {
+		for _, filepath := range filepaths {
+			tempFile := path.Join(tempDir, path.Base(filepath))
+			if err := verifyOne(tempFile); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	saveOne := func(filepath string) error {
+		tempFile := path.Join(tempDir, path.Base(filepath))
 		if dry {
 			log.Printf("would've saved %s as %s", tempFile, filepath)
 			return nil
 		}
 		return os.Rename(tempFile, filepath)
 	}
+	save := func() error {
+		for _, filepath := range filepaths {
+			if err := saveOne(filepath); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	for _, foo := range []func() error{cp, vi, verify, save} {
 		if err := foo(); err != nil {
@@ -176,7 +215,7 @@ func edit(dry bool, filepath string) error {
 		}
 	}
 	if !dry {
-		os.Remove(tempFile)
+		os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -241,21 +280,38 @@ func marshalRootToTempFile(root pttodo.Root) (string, error) {
 	return filepath, err
 }
 
-func dump(dry bool, writer io.Writer, filepath string, tags []string, search, rootDisplay string) error {
-	reader, err := filePathReader(filepath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
+func dump(dry bool, writer io.Writer, filepaths []string, tags []string, search, rootDisplay string) error {
 	var root pttodo.Root
-	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(b, &root); err != nil {
-		return err
+
+	for _, filepath := range filepaths {
+		reader, err := filePathReader(filepath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		var root2 pttodo.Root
+		if err := yaml.Unmarshal(b, &root2); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		root2.MoveScheduledToTodo()
+		root.MergeIn(root2)
+
+		if !dry {
+			b3, err := yaml.Marshal(root2)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := os.WriteFile(filepath, b3, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 	}
+
 	root.MoveScheduledToTodo()
 
 	var v interface{} = root
@@ -296,21 +352,13 @@ func dump(dry bool, writer io.Writer, filepath string, tags []string, search, ro
 		}
 		v = todos
 	}
+
 	b2, err := yaml.Marshal(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(writer, "%s\n", b2)
-
-	if dry {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	b3, err := yaml.Marshal(root)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return os.WriteFile(filepath, b3, os.ModePerm)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func filePathReader(path string) (io.Reader, error) {
@@ -326,3 +374,18 @@ func filePathReader(path string) (io.Reader, error) {
 	}
 	return reader, nil
 }
+
+func listDir(dname string) ([]string, error) {
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dname)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	paths := make([]string, 0, len(entries))
+	for i := range entries {
+		if entries[i].IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+		paths = append(paths, path.Join(dname, entries[i].Name()))
+	}
+	return paths, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli_test.go b/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6a96c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestListDir(t *testing.T) {
+	d := t.TempDir()
+	want := []string{}
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		p := path.Join(d, strconv.Itoa(i))
+		ioutil.WriteFile(p, []byte{}, os.ModePerm)
+		want = append(want, p)
+	}
+	os.Mkdir(path.Join(d, "d"), os.ModePerm)
+
+	got, err := listDir(d)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if fmt.Sprint(want) != fmt.Sprint(got) {
+		t.Fatal(want, got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/pttodo-cli/testdata/1.yaml b/cmd/pttodo-cli/testdata/1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca66683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/pttodo-cli/testdata/1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+todo:
+- "1"
+scheduled: []
+done: []
diff --git a/cmd/pttodo-cli/testdata/2.yaml b/cmd/pttodo-cli/testdata/2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c974d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/pttodo-cli/testdata/2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+todo:
+- "2"
+scheduled: []
+done: []
diff --git a/cmd/pttodo-cli/testdata/3.yaml b/cmd/pttodo-cli/testdata/3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10ac22b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/pttodo-cli/testdata/3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+todo:
+- "3"
+scheduled: []
+done: []