diff --git a/scripts/rdir b/scripts/rdir
index 892eb55e..e5ab853d 100755
--- a/scripts/rdir
+++ b/scripts/rdir
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ fi
 if [ -z "$sdoc" ] ; then
     cd "$sdir" && ls
 else
-    cd "$sdir" && $EDITOR $sdoc
+    cd "$sdir" && $EDITOR -c \'a "$sdoc"
 fi