return error("Terminal is dumb, but EDITOR unset");
 
        if (strcmp(editor, ":")) {
-               const char *args[] = { editor, path, NULL };
+               const char *args[] = { editor, real_path(path), NULL };
                struct child_process p;
-               int ret;
+               int ret, sig;
 
                memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
                p.argv = args;
                sigchain_push(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
                sigchain_push(SIGQUIT, SIG_IGN);
                ret = finish_command(&p);
+               sig = ret - 128;
                sigchain_pop(SIGINT);
                sigchain_pop(SIGQUIT);
+               if (sig == SIGINT || sig == SIGQUIT)
+                       raise(sig);
                if (ret)
                        return error("There was a problem with the editor '%s'.",
                                        editor);