diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/ned b/.config/shell/bin/ned
index 3d749e8..422240c 100755
--- a/.config/shell/bin/ned
+++ b/.config/shell/bin/ned
@@ -112,17 +112,17 @@ check_setup() {
 }
 
 # Parse arguments (first character only)
-case "${1:0:1}" in
+case "${1}" in
    # help
-   'h') usage;;
+   'help') usage;;
    # create and edit new note
-   'n') new $@;;
+   'new') new $@;;
    # edit an existing document or file
-   'e') edit $@;;
+   'edit') edit $@;;
    # run a shell (cd to) in the directory
-   'c'|'x'|'s') shell;;
+   'cd'|'shell') shell;;
    # me: edit ned (the file you are looking at)
-   'm') $EDITOR "$(realpath "$0")";;
+   'me') $EDITOR "$(realpath "$0")";;
    *) echo "no such option";;
 esac