3 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/control b/control
index c6a991c..d8fdafa 100644
--- a/control
+++ b/control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: ted
-Version: 2.4.1
+Version: 2.4.2
 Section: text
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: amd64
diff --git a/ted.c b/ted.c
index 6a44d83..2322987 100644
--- a/ted.c
+++ b/ted.c
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ static bool ted_is_regular_buffer(Ted *ted, TextBuffer *buffer) {
 }
 
 Status ted_get_file(Ted const *ted, const char *name, char *out, size_t outsz) {
+	if (path_is_absolute(name)) {
+		str_cpy(out, outsz, name);
+		if (fs_file_exists(out))
+			return true;
+	}
 	if (ted->search_start_cwd) {
 		// check in start_cwd
 		path_full(ted->start_cwd, name, out, outsz);
diff --git a/ted.h b/ted.h
index e307aed..956ccef 100644
--- a/ted.h
+++ b/ted.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "sdl-inc.h"
 
 /// Version number
-#define TED_VERSION "2.4.1"
+#define TED_VERSION "2.4.2"
 /// Version string
 #define TED_VERSION_FULL "ted v. " TED_VERSION
 /// Maximum path size ted handles.