diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/ted b/.config/shell/bin/ted
index bb9314d..7235fc1 100755
--- a/.config/shell/bin/ted
+++ b/.config/shell/bin/ted
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # "test edit" - makes a temporary file and edits it
 # requires: bash (uses arrays)
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+
 set -eu
 
 pname="${0##*/}"
@@ -10,26 +12,37 @@ ed() {
    ${EDITOR:-nvim} "$@"
 }
 
+backup_git() {
+   cd "${1:-}"
+   if command -v git > /dev/null; then
+      # Commit all existing files
+      git commit -am "ted-backup: update $dirname"
+      # Add new files and commit them
+      git add "$1"
+      git commit -m "ted-backup: add $dirname"
+   fi
+}
+
 usage() {
    echo '"Test edit" - edit a temporary file for testing code fragments'
    echo ""
    echo "Usage: $pname [OPTIONS] [file] [ed-opts] [--] [cmd]..."
-   echo ""
-   echo "Arguments:"
-   echo "  file     A file to edit. Also acts as the name for the directory."
-   echo "  ed-opts  Any option to pass to the editor. (eg. another file name)"
-   echo "  cmd...   A list of commands to EVALuate after the editor exits. (example: bash)"
+   echo ''
+   echo 'Arguments:'
+   echo '  file     A file to edit. Also acts as the name for the directory.'
+   echo '  ed-opts  Any option to pass to the editor. (eg. another file name)'
+   echo '  cmd...   A list of commands to EVALuate after the editor exits. Defaults to `bash`'
    echo '             Exposed variables:'
    echo '               $filename - the name of the file specified for `file`'
    echo '               $tempdir - the directory the editor was launched in.'
    echo '               $ed_args - array of arguments passed to the editor.'
    echo '               $cmd_args - the array of commands specified in the `cmd...` option'
-   echo ""
-   echo "Options:"
-   echo "  -h, --help  Print usage information and exit. This only gets read in the first argument position."
+   echo ''
+   echo 'Options:'
+   echo '  -h, --help  Print usage information and exit. This only gets read in the first argument position.'
    echo ""
    echo "Environment:"
-   echo "  EDITOR  The editor you want to use."
+   echo "  EDITOR  The editor you want to use. (Currently $EDITOR)"
    echo ""
    echo "Examples:"
    echo "  Edit hello.sh and then run bash (so you can run it)"
@@ -53,7 +66,8 @@ dirname="${filename%%.*}"
 tests_dir="${XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR:-"$HOME"/Documents}/code-tests"
 date="$(date +%F)"
 
-tempdir="$tests_dir/$date-$dirname"
+tempdir_arr=("$tests_dir/"*"$dirname")
+tempdir="${tempdir_arr[0]:-"$tests_dir/$date-$dirname"}"
 mkdir -p "$tempdir"
 
 # build an argument list for the editor
@@ -79,10 +93,15 @@ if [ "${#cmds}" != 0 ]; then
    for cmd in "${cmds[@]}"; do
       (eval "$cmd")
    done
+else
+   # default to bash
+   "$SHELL"
 fi
 
 # check if directory is empty. If it is, remove it.
 filecount="$(find . -maxdepth 1 -print | wc -l)"
 if [ "$filecount" = 0 ]; then
    rmdir "$tempdir"
+else
+   backup_git .
 fi