checks for file with default extension first

Author: eshapard

notes

@@ -174,11 +174,13 @@ get_full_note_path() {
     local note_path=$1
 
     # first check if file exists
-    if [ -f "$note_path" ]; then # note path given is good
+    if [ -f "$note_path" ]; then # note path given is good absolute or relative path
         note_path="$note_path"
-    elif [ -f "$notes_dir/$note_path" ]; then # exists
+    elif [ -f "$notes_dir/$note_path" ]; then # exists in notes_dir
         note_path="$notes_dir/$note_path"
-    elif echo "$note_path" | grep '[.][A-Za-z]\{1,4\}$' &>/dev/null; then # has a 1-4 letter extension
+    elif [ -f "$notes_dir/$note_path.$NOTES_EXT" ]; then # note with this name and default extension exists
+        note_path="$notes_dir/$note_path.$NOTES_EXT"
+    elif echo "$note_path" | grep '[.][A-Za-z]\{1,4\}$' &>/dev/null; then # given name has a 1-4 letter extension
         note_path="$notes_dir/$note_path"
     else
         if [[ "$note_path" != *.$NOTES_EXT ]]; then