diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9856eb6..4e2f6ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stand in. Outside `base` no project is selected. `mgsh <project>` starts the
 interactive shell with that project preselected.
 
 The commands available directly from the shell are `clone`, `init`, `log`,
-`push`, `pushremote`, `release`, `list`, `tag`, `archive`, `show`, `open`,
+`push`, `pushremote`, `release`, `list`, `tag`, `archive`, `show`, `view`,
 `pull`, `fetch`, `status`, `diff`, `overview`, `config`, `count`, `login` and
 `cloneall`; every other command is interactive-only.
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ project, its git branch and a `*` dirty marker:
 ```
 
 Features: command history (`~/.mgsh_history`), Tab completion (commands, local
-projects for `cd`/`open`, server repos for `clone`/`show`, branches/tags for
+projects for `cd`/`view`, server repos for `clone`/`show`, branches/tags for
 `checkout`/`tag`, mirror targets for `pushremote`/`release`, filesystem paths for
 `dist`, and shell-style completion after `!` and for aliases that expand to
 one), and colored `list`/`log`/error output.
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ Run `help` for the full list. Highlights:
 | command                   | description                                    |
 |---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 | `cd [project]`            | change project (no argument: back to the base) |
+| `view [project]`          | open a project in Xcode / the configured editor |
 | `push [comment]`          | commit everything and push to the server       |
 | `pushremote [desc]`       | mirror the repo to a public server (gitea/github/gitlab) |
 | `pull` / `fetch`          | pull / fetch from the server                   |
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ gitpath     = /home/git
 gitname     = Your Name
 gitemail    = you@example.com
 pushdefault = matching
-editor      = code            # fallback opener for `open`
+editor      = code            # fallback opener for `view`
 
 alias co 'checkout $1'
 ```
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ setting.
 | `gitname` | global | `user.name` written to the **global** git config at startup |
 | `gitemail` | global | `user.email` written to the global git config |
 | `pushdefault` | global | `push.default` written to the global git config |
-| `editor` | project | opener used by `open`/`view` when the project has no Xcode workspace (default `coda`) |
+| `editor` | project | opener used by `view` when the project has no Xcode workspace (default `coda`) |
 | `remote.<name>.url` | project | base URL of the mirror target `<name>` |
 | `remote.<name>.key` | project | API token for that target |
 | `remote.<name>.type` | project | `gitea`\|`github`\|`gitlab`; auto-detected from the url when unset |
diff --git a/alias.go b/alias.go
index c258b36..d1c70c9 100644
--- a/alias.go
+++ b/alias.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var builtinCmds = map[string]bool{
 	"diff": true, "pull": true, "fetch": true, "push": true, "edit": true,
 	"pushremote": true, "overview": true, "archive": true, "init": true,
 	"login": true, "cd": true, "checkout": true, "clone": true, "cloneall": true,
-	"open": true, "view": true, "count": true, "tag": true, "alias": true,
+	"view": true, "count": true, "tag": true, "alias": true,
 	"unalias": true, "config": true, "release": true,
 }
 
diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index 5a39c38..f810180 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ func runCommandDepth(line string, depth int) bool {
 			}
 		}
 
-	case "open", "view": // open project in Xcode / editor
+	case "view": // open a project in Xcode / the configured editor
 		prj := PRJ
 		if w := word(words, 1); w != "" {
 			prj = w
@@ -608,9 +608,6 @@ func runCommandDepth(line string, depth int) bool {
 			}
 			runInDir(d, editor, d)
 		}
-		if words[0] == "open" {
-			PRJ = prj
-		}
 
 	case "count": // count source lines in the project
 		if !requireProject() {
@@ -809,7 +806,7 @@ const gitignore = `.DS_Store
 
 var helpItems = []struct{ cmd, desc string }{
 	{"cd [project]", "change project (no argument: back to the base)"},
-	{"open [project]", "open project"},
+	{"view [project]", "open project in Xcode / the editor"},
 	{"init", "make new repository from current directory"},
 	{"push [comment]", "push changes to git server"},
 	{"pushremote [@name] [desc]", "mirror repo to the public server(s) (gitea/github/gitlab)"},
diff --git a/completion.go b/completion.go
index 55397ac..b3ff7da 100644
--- a/completion.go
+++ b/completion.go
@@ -45,14 +45,13 @@ func runeSuffixes(cands []string, prefix string) ([][]rune, int) {
 }
 
 // builtinCompleter is the command tree. Command names complete at the start of
-// the line; cd/open/view complete local project names; clone/show complete
+// the line; cd/view complete local project names; clone/show complete
 // repository names cached from the git server; checkout/tag complete branch and
 // tag names; pushremote/release complete mirror targets; dist completes
 // filesystem paths.
 func builtinCompleter() *readline.PrefixCompleter {
 	return readline.NewPrefixCompleter(
 		readline.PcItem("cd", readline.PcItemDynamic(dynLocalProjects)),
-		readline.PcItem("open", readline.PcItemDynamic(dynLocalProjects)),
 		readline.PcItem("view", readline.PcItemDynamic(dynLocalProjects)),
 		readline.PcItem("clone",
 			readline.PcItem("-a", readline.PcItemDynamic(dynServerArchives)),
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 8d1ee36..8485d84 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	GitName     string // git user.name to set globally ("" = leave alone)
 	GitEmail    string // git user.email to set globally ("" = leave alone)
 	PushDefault string // git push.default to set globally ("" = leave alone)
-	Editor      string // editor/opener used as fallback by `open` ("" = coda)
+	Editor      string // editor/opener used as fallback by `view` ("" = coda)
 	Mirror      string // truthy -> `push` also mirrors via `pushremote`
 	SecretScan  string // falsy -> `push` skips the credential scan
 	Remotes     []RemoteTarget
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dd18c14..c82db2f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func parseArgs() (int, string, bool) {
 	}
 	cls := map[string]int{
 		"clone": 2, "init": 2, "log": 2,
-		"push": 1, "pushremote": 1, "list": 1, "tag": 1, "archive": 1, "show": 1, "open": 1,
+		"push": 1, "pushremote": 1, "list": 1, "tag": 1, "archive": 1, "show": 1, "view": 1,
 		"pull": 1, "fetch": 1, "status": 1, "diff": 1, "overview": 1,
 		"config": 1, "count": 1, "login": 1, "cloneall": 1, "release": 1,
 	}
diff --git a/shellcomplete_test.go b/shellcomplete_test.go
index b71eced..f545d0d 100644
--- a/shellcomplete_test.go
+++ b/shellcomplete_test.go
@@ -214,10 +214,10 @@ func TestShellCandidatesThroughAlias(t *testing.T) {
 	shellTree(t)
 	fakeCommands(t, "vi", "ls")
 	withAliases(t, map[string]string{
-		"ll":   "!ls -la",
-		"e":    "!vi $1",
-		"co":   "checkout $1",  // a builtin, not a shell command
-		"open": "!xdg-open $1", // shadows a builtin: must not count
+		"ll":     "!ls -la",
+		"e":      "!vi $1",
+		"co":     "checkout $1", // expands to a builtin, not a shell command
+		"status": "!git status", // shadows a builtin: must not count
 	})
 
 	// arguments of a shell alias complete against the filesystem
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func TestShellCandidatesThroughAlias(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("an alias expanding to a builtin was treated as a shell line")
 	}
 	// nor is a name that a builtin owns, since runCommand never expands those
-	if _, _, ok := shellLine("open ma"); ok {
+	if _, _, ok := shellLine("status ma"); ok {
 		t.Error("a builtin name was resolved through an alias")
 	}
 	// nor an undefined name
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 6c1af82..088685f 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.0.46
+4.0.48