diff --git a/src/cheatsh.rs b/src/cheatsh.rs
index 9cec1ec..224e9fc 100644
--- a/src/cheatsh.rs
+++ b/src/cheatsh.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn lines(query: &str, markdown: &str) -> impl Iterator<Item = Result<String, Err
 fn read_all(query: &str, cheat: &str, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, writer: &mut dyn Writer) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error> {
     let mut variables = VariableMap::new();
     let mut visited_lines = HashSet::new();
-    parser::read_lines(lines(query, cheat), "cheat.sh", &mut variables, &mut visited_lines, writer, stdin)?;
+    parser::read_lines(lines(query, cheat), "cheat.sh", 0, &mut variables, &mut visited_lines, writer, stdin)?;
     Ok(Some(variables))
 }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl Fetcher {
 }
 
 impl fetcher::Fetcher for Fetcher {
-    fn fetch(&self, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, writer: &mut dyn Writer) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error> {
+    fn fetch(&self, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, writer: &mut dyn Writer, _files: &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error> {
         let cheat = fetch(&self.query)?;
         read_all(&self.query, &cheat, stdin, writer)
     }
diff --git a/src/cmds/alfred.rs b/src/cmds/alfred.rs
index b541c8d..4898ba5 100644
--- a/src/cmds/alfred.rs
+++ b/src/cmds/alfred.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn main(config: Config) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     let fetcher = filesystem::Fetcher::new(config.path);
     fetcher
-        .fetch(stdin, &mut writer)
+        .fetch(stdin, &mut writer, &mut Vec::new())
         .context("Failed to parse variables intended for finder")?;
 
     // make sure everything was printed to stdout before attempting to close the items vector
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub fn suggestions(config: Config, dry_run: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     let fetcher = filesystem::Fetcher::new(config.path);
     let variables = fetcher
-        .fetch(stdin, &mut writer)
+        .fetch(stdin, &mut writer, &mut Vec::new())
         .context("Failed to parse variables intended for finder")?
         .expect("Empty variable map");
 
diff --git a/src/cmds/core.rs b/src/cmds/core.rs
index c0cf89a..58e5177 100644
--- a/src/cmds/core.rs
+++ b/src/cmds/core.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn gen_core_finder_opts(config: &Config) -> Result<FinderOpts, Error> {
     Ok(opts)
 }
 
-fn extract_from_selections(raw_snippet: &str, is_single: bool) -> Result<(&str, &str, &str, &str, &str), Error> {
+fn extract_from_selections(raw_snippet: &str, is_single: bool) -> Result<(&str, &str, &str, &str, Option<usize>), Error> {
     let mut lines = raw_snippet.split('\n');
     let key = if is_single {
         "enter"
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ fn extract_from_selections(raw_snippet: &str, is_single: bool) -> Result<(&str,
     let tags = parts.next().unwrap_or("");
     let comment = parts.next().unwrap_or("");
     let snippet = parts.next().unwrap_or("");
-    let suggestion_file = parts.next().unwrap_or("");
-    Ok((key, tags, comment, snippet, suggestion_file))
+    let file_index = parts.next().unwrap_or("").parse().ok();
+    Ok((key, tags, comment, snippet, file_index))
 }
 
 fn prompt_finder(variable_name: &str, config: &Config, suggestion: Option<&Suggestion>, variable_count: usize) -> Result<String, Error> {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ NAVIEOF
 
     let (output, _) = config
         .finder
-        .call(opts, |stdin| {
+        .call(opts, &mut Vec::new(), |stdin, _| {
             stdin.write_all(suggestions.as_bytes()).context("Could not write to finder's stdin")?;
             Ok(None)
         })
@@ -188,9 +188,11 @@ fn replace_variables_from_snippet(snippet: &str, tags: &str, variables: Variable
 pub fn main(config: Config) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let opts = gen_core_finder_opts(&config).context("Failed to generate finder options")?;
 
+    let mut files = Vec::new();
+
     let (raw_selection, variables) = config
         .finder
-        .call(opts, |stdin| {
+        .call(opts, &mut files, |stdin, files| {
             let mut writer = display::terminal::Writer::new();
 
             let fetcher: Box<dyn Fetcher> = match config.source() {
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ pub fn main(config: Config) -> Result<(), Error> {
             };
 
             let res = fetcher
-                .fetch(stdin, &mut writer)
+                .fetch(stdin, &mut writer, files)
                 .context("Failed to parse variables intended for finder")?;
 
             if let Some(variables) = res {
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ pub fn main(config: Config) -> Result<(), Error> {
         })
         .context("Failed getting selection and variables from finder")?;
 
-    let (key, tags, comment, snippet, suggestion_file) = extract_from_selections(&raw_selection, config.get_best_match())?;
+    let (key, tags, comment, snippet, file_index) = extract_from_selections(&raw_selection, config.get_best_match())?;
 
     env::set_var(env_vars::PREVIEW_INITIAL_SNIPPET, &snippet);
     env::set_var(env_vars::PREVIEW_TAGS, &tags);
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ pub fn main(config: Config) -> Result<(), Error> {
             if key == "ctrl-y" {
                 clipboard::copy(interpolated_snippet)?;
             } else if key == "ctrl-o" {
-                edit::edit_file(Path::new(suggestion_file)).expect("Cound not open file in external editor");
+                edit::edit_file(Path::new(&files[file_index.expect("No files found")])).expect("Cound not open file in external editor");
             } else {
                 Command::new("bash")
                     .arg("-c")
diff --git a/src/cmds/repo.rs b/src/cmds/repo.rs
index b0b323a..8e5ea5f 100644
--- a/src/cmds/repo.rs
+++ b/src/cmds/repo.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn browse(finder: &FinderChoice) -> Result<(), Error> {
     };
 
     let (repo, _) = finder
-        .call(opts, |stdin| {
+        .call(opts, &mut Vec::new(), |stdin, _| {
             stdin.write_all(repos.as_bytes()).context("Unable to prompt featured repositories")?;
             Ok(None)
         })
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn ask_if_should_import_all(finder: &FinderChoice) -> Result<bool, Error> {
     };
 
     let (response, _) = finder
-        .call(opts, |stdin| {
+        .call(opts, &mut Vec::new(), |stdin, _| {
             stdin.write_all(b"Yes\nNo").context("Unable to writer alternatives")?;
             Ok(None)
         })
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn add(uri: String, finder: &FinderChoice) -> Result<(), Error> {
         all_files
     } else {
         let (files, _) = finder
-            .call(opts, |stdin| {
+            .call(opts, &mut Vec::new(), |stdin, _| {
                 stdin.write_all(all_files.as_bytes()).context("Unable to prompt cheats to import")?;
                 Ok(None)
             })
diff --git a/src/display/terminal.rs b/src/display/terminal.rs
index 19533dc..ed864fd 100644
--- a/src/display/terminal.rs
+++ b/src/display/terminal.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ impl Writer {
 impl display::Writer for Writer {
     fn write(&mut self, item: Item) -> String {
         format!(
-            "{tag_color}{tags_short}{delimiter}{comment_color}{comment_short}{delimiter}{snippet_color}{snippet_short}{delimiter}{tags}{delimiter}{comment}{delimiter}{snippet}{delimiter}{file}{delimiter}\n",
+            "{tag_color}{tags_short}{delimiter}{comment_color}{comment_short}{delimiter}{snippet_color}{snippet_short}{delimiter}{tags}{delimiter}{comment}{delimiter}{snippet}{delimiter}{file_index}{delimiter}\n",
             tags_short = limit_str(item.tags, self.tag_width),
             comment_short = limit_str(item.comment, self.comment_width),
             snippet_short = display::fix_newlines(item.snippet),
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ impl display::Writer for Writer {
             comment = item.comment,
             delimiter = display::DELIMITER,
             snippet = &item.snippet,
-            file = item.file,
+            file_index = item.file_index,
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/fetcher/filesystem.rs b/src/fetcher/filesystem.rs
index 2efb824..37fcd25 100644
--- a/src/fetcher/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/fetcher/filesystem.rs
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ fn paths_from_path_param<'a>(env_var: &'a str) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'a str>
 // TODO: move
 fn read_file(
     path: &str,
+    file_index: usize,
     variables: &mut VariableMap,
     visited_lines: &mut HashSet<u64>,
     writer: &mut dyn Writer,
     stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let lines = read_lines(path)?;
-    parser::read_lines(lines, path, variables, visited_lines, writer, stdin)
+    parser::read_lines(lines, path, file_index, variables, visited_lines, writer, stdin)
 }
 
 pub fn default_cheat_pathbuf() -> Result<PathBuf, Error> {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ pub fn cheat_paths(path: Option<String>) -> Result<String, Error> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn read_all(path: Option<String>, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, writer: &mut dyn Writer) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error> {
+pub fn read_all(path: Option<String>, files: &mut Vec<String>, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, writer: &mut dyn Writer) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error> {
     let mut variables = VariableMap::new();
     let mut found_something = false;
     let mut visited_lines = HashSet::new();
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@ pub fn read_all(path: Option<String>, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, writ
     for folder in folders {
         for file in all_cheat_files(folder) {
             let full_filename = format!("{}/{}", &folder, &file);
-            if read_file(&full_filename, &mut variables, &mut visited_lines, writer, stdin).is_ok() && !found_something {
+            files.push(full_filename.clone());
+            if read_file(&full_filename, files.len()-1, &mut variables, &mut visited_lines, writer, stdin).is_ok() && !found_something {
                 found_something = true
             }
         }
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ mod tests {
         let child_stdin = child.stdin.as_mut().unwrap();
         let mut visited_lines: HashSet<u64> = HashSet::new();
         let mut writer: Box<dyn Writer> = Box::new(display::terminal::Writer::new());
-        read_file(path, &mut variables, &mut visited_lines, &mut *writer, child_stdin).unwrap();
+        read_file(path, 0, &mut variables, &mut visited_lines, &mut *writer, child_stdin).unwrap();
         let expected_suggestion = (
             r#" echo -e "$(whoami)\nroot" "#.to_string(),
             Some(FinderOpts {
diff --git a/src/fetcher/mod.rs b/src/fetcher/mod.rs
index 36b77f2..3f91657 100644
--- a/src/fetcher/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fetcher/mod.rs
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ use crate::structures::cheat::VariableMap;
 use anyhow::Error;
 
 pub trait Fetcher {
-    fn fetch(&self, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, writer: &mut dyn Writer) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error>;
+    fn fetch(&self, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, writer: &mut dyn Writer, files: &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error>;
 }
diff --git a/src/filesystem.rs b/src/filesystem.rs
index 93a788a..f93f6a7 100644
--- a/src/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/filesystem.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl Fetcher {
 }
 
 impl fetcher::Fetcher for Fetcher {
-    fn fetch(&self, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, writer: &mut dyn Writer) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error> {
-        read_all(self.path.clone(), stdin, writer)
+    fn fetch(&self, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, writer: &mut dyn Writer, files: &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error> {
+        read_all(self.path.clone(), files, stdin, writer)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/finder.rs b/src/finder.rs
index 005c847..d41bf7f 100644
--- a/src/finder.rs
+++ b/src/finder.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ pub enum FinderChoice {
 }
 
 pub trait Finder {
-    fn call<F>(&self, opts: Opts, stdin_fn: F) -> Result<(String, Option<VariableMap>), Error>
+    fn call<F>(&self, opts: Opts, files: &mut Vec<String>, stdin_fn: F) -> Result<(String, Option<VariableMap>), Error>
     where
-        F: Fn(&mut process::ChildStdin) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error>;
+        F: Fn(&mut process::ChildStdin, &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error>;
 }
 
 fn apply_map(text: String, map_fn: Option<String>) -> String {
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ fn parse(out: Output, opts: Opts) -> Result<String, Error> {
 }
 
 impl Finder for FinderChoice {
-    fn call<F>(&self, finder_opts: Opts, stdin_fn: F) -> Result<(String, Option<VariableMap>), Error>
+    fn call<F>(&self, finder_opts: Opts, files: &mut Vec<String>, stdin_fn: F) -> Result<(String, Option<VariableMap>), Error>
     where
-        F: Fn(&mut process::ChildStdin) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error>,
+        F: Fn(&mut process::ChildStdin, &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error>,
     {
         let finder_str = match self {
             Self::Fzf => "fzf",
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ impl Finder for FinderChoice {
         };
 
         let stdin = child.stdin.as_mut().ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Unable to acquire stdin of finder"))?;
-        let result_map = stdin_fn(stdin).context("Failed to pass data to finder")?;
+        let result_map = stdin_fn(stdin, files).context("Failed to pass data to finder")?;
 
         let out = child.wait_with_output().context("Failed to wait for finder")?;
 
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index e581c27..4501c5b 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ fn write_cmd(
     tags: &str,
     comment: &str,
     snippet: &str,
-    file: &str,
+    file_index: &usize,
     writer: &mut dyn Writer,
     stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ fn write_cmd(
             tags: &tags,
             comment: &comment,
             snippet: &snippet,
-            file: &file,
+            file_index: &file_index,
         };
         stdin
             .write_all(writer.write(item).as_bytes())
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ fn without_prefix(line: &str) -> String {
 pub fn read_lines(
     lines: impl Iterator<Item = Result<String, Error>>,
     id: &str,
+    file_index: usize,
     variables: &mut VariableMap,
     visited_lines: &mut HashSet<u64>,
     writer: &mut dyn Writer,
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ pub fn read_lines(
         }
         // tag
         else if line.starts_with('%') {
-            should_break = write_cmd(&tags, &comment, &snippet, &id, writer, stdin).is_err();
+            should_break = write_cmd(&tags, &comment, &snippet, &file_index, writer, stdin).is_err();
             snippet = String::from("");
             tags = without_prefix(&line);
         }
@@ -171,13 +172,13 @@ pub fn read_lines(
         }
         // comment
         else if line.starts_with('#') {
-            should_break = write_cmd(&tags, &comment, &snippet, &id, writer, stdin).is_err();
+            should_break = write_cmd(&tags, &comment, &snippet, &file_index, writer, stdin).is_err();
             snippet = String::from("");
             comment = without_prefix(&line);
         }
         // variable
         else if line.starts_with('$') {
-            should_break = write_cmd(&tags, &comment, &snippet, &id, writer, stdin).is_err();
+            should_break = write_cmd(&tags, &comment, &snippet, &file_index, writer, stdin).is_err();
             snippet = String::from("");
             let (variable, command, opts) = parse_variable_line(&line)
                 .with_context(|| format!("Failed to parse variable line. See line number {} in cheatsheet `{}`", line_nr + 1, id))?;
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ pub fn read_lines(
     }
 
     if !should_break {
-        let _ = write_cmd(&tags, &comment, &snippet, &id, writer, stdin);
+        let _ = write_cmd(&tags, &comment, &snippet, &file_index, writer, stdin);
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/structures/item.rs b/src/structures/item.rs
index 19ef103..c370e6f 100644
--- a/src/structures/item.rs
+++ b/src/structures/item.rs
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ pub struct Item<'a> {
     pub tags: &'a str,
     pub comment: &'a str,
     pub snippet: &'a str,
-    pub file: &'a str,
+    pub file_index: &'a usize,
 }
diff --git a/src/tldr.rs b/src/tldr.rs
index f5801b5..d7d985a 100644
--- a/src/tldr.rs
+++ b/src/tldr.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ fn read_all(query: &str, markdown: &str, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, w
     parser::read_lines(
         markdown_lines(query, markdown),
         "markdown",
+        0,
         &mut variables,
         &mut visited_lines,
         writer,
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ impl Fetcher {
 }
 
 impl fetcher::Fetcher for Fetcher {
-    fn fetch(&self, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, writer: &mut dyn Writer) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error> {
+    fn fetch(&self, stdin: &mut std::process::ChildStdin, writer: &mut dyn Writer, _files: &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<Option<VariableMap>, Error> {
         let markdown = fetch(&self.query)?;
         read_all(&self.query, &markdown, stdin, writer)
     }
diff --git a/src/welcome.rs b/src/welcome.rs
index 3b8c6b0..5be067f 100644
--- a/src/welcome.rs
+++ b/src/welcome.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fn add_msg(tags: &str, comment: &str, snippet: &str, writer: &mut dyn Writer, st
         tags: &tags,
         comment: &comment,
         snippet: &snippet,
-        file: "",
+        file_index: &0,
     };
     stdin.write_all(writer.write(item).as_bytes()).expect("Could not write to fzf's stdin");
 }