From 6622203506c8ea02ed913f25a6e5354c7baa88cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kharec <sandro@cazzaniga.fr>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:57:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: create the file passed on the command line when it is
 missing

A path that did not exist was silently ignored: plotzilla
new-script.fountain opened an untitled document instead of a new
script saved to that file on the first save.
---
 CHANGELOG.md | 2 ++
 app.go       | 7 ++++++-
 main.go      | 4 +---
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 53c3fda..166866d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ version is in the `VERSION` file.
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- `plotzilla new-script.fountain` opens a new script that will be saved to that file,
+  instead of an untitled document that forgot the name it was given.
 - The unsaved-changes marker is now updated atomically: an edit landing while a save
   finished could make the close confirmation unreliable.
 - Saving is now durable: the file is synced to disk before it replaces the old one (a
diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 1b7bda5..53fa110 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -89,13 +89,18 @@ func (a *App) beforeClose(ctx context.Context) bool {
 
 func (a *App) NewDocument() *screenplay.Document { return screenplay.New() }
 
-// InitialFile returns the script passed on the command line, if any.
+// InitialFile returns the script passed on the command line, if any. A
+// path that does not exist yet opens a new script, written there on the
+// first save: `plotzilla new-script.fountain` creates the file.
 func (a *App) InitialFile() (*OpenResult, error) {
 	if a.initialPath == "" {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 	path := a.initialPath
 	a.initialPath = ""
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return &OpenResult{Path: path, Document: screenplay.New()}, nil
+	}
 	return a.load(path)
 }
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5b10d0e..15252ff 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := NewApp()
 	for _, arg := range os.Args[1:] {
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(arg, "-") {
-			if _, err := os.Stat(arg); err == nil {
-				app.initialPath = arg
-			}
+			app.initialPath = arg // may not exist yet: then it is a new script
 			break
 		}
 	}