diff --git a/aura/CHANGELOG.md b/aura/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ca957e30..4ec19b772 100644
--- a/aura/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/aura/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 
 - `--nocheck` will be passed down to `makepkg` to avoid calling the `check()`
   function during the build process. [#647]
+- `--hotedit` now has a short variant: `-e`. [#643]
 
 [#647]: https://github.com/fosskers/aura/pull/647
+[#643]: https://github.com/fosskers/aura/issues/643
 
 ## 3.1.9 (2020-09-11)
 
diff --git a/aura/doc/aura.8 b/aura/doc/aura.8
index 9e393ac30..c9f63a7e9 100644
--- a/aura/doc/aura.8
+++ b/aura/doc/aura.8
@@ -182,15 +182,14 @@ whose versions are already available in the local package cache.
 \fB\-\-hotedit\fR
 .RS 4
 Prompt the user before building to ask if they wish to view/edit the PKGBUILD,
-as well as any .install or .patch files. This is not default behavior and thus
-does not have a single\-letter option. Research into packages (and by extension,
-their PKGBUILDs) should be done before any building occurs. Please use
-\fI\-Ap\fR and \fI\-Ad\fR for this, as they will be much faster at presenting
-information than searching the AUR website manually. Note that, since aura is
-run through sudo, your local value of $EDITOR may not be preserved. Run as "sudo
-\fI\-E\fR aura -A --hotedit ..." to preserve your environment. To always allow
-environment variables to be passed, have a look at the \fIenv_reset\fR and
-\fIenv_keep\fR options in \fBsudoers\fR(5).
+as well as any .install or .patch files. However, research into packages (and by
+extension, their PKGBUILDs) should be done by the user before any building
+occurs. Please use \fI\-Ap\fR and \fI\-Ad\fR for this, as they will be much
+faster at presenting information than searching the AUR website manually. Note
+that, since aura is run through sudo, your local value of $EDITOR may not be
+preserved. Run as "sudo \fI\-E\fR aura -A --hotedit ..." to preserve your
+environment. To always allow environment variables to be passed, have a look at
+the \fIenv_reset\fR and \fIenv_keep\fR options in \fBsudoers\fR(5).
 .RE
 .P
 \fB\-\-skipdepcheck\fR
diff --git a/aura/exec/Aura/Flags.hs b/aura/exec/Aura/Flags.hs
index cccec79c0..54fcaeace 100644
--- a/aura/exec/Aura/Flags.hs
+++ b/aura/exec/Aura/Flags.hs
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ buildSwitches = S.fromList <$> many (lv <|> dmd <|> dsm <|> dpb <|> rbd <|> he <
         dsm = flag' DontSuppressMakepkg (long "unsuppress" <> short 'x' <> hidden <> help "Unsuppress makepkg output.")
         dpb = flag' DiffPkgbuilds (long "diff" <> short 'k' <> hidden <> help "Show PKGBUILD diffs.")
         rbd = flag' RebuildDevel (long "devel" <> hidden <> help "Rebuild all git/hg/svn/darcs-based packages.")
-        he  = flag' HotEdit (long "hotedit" <> hidden <> help "Edit a PKGBUILD before building.")
+        he  = flag' HotEdit (long "hotedit" <> short 'e' <> hidden <> help "Edit a PKGBUILD before building.")
         dr  = flag' DryRun (long "dryrun" <> hidden <> help "Run dependency checks and PKGBUILD diffs, but don't build.")
         sa  = flag' SortAlphabetically (long "abc" <> hidden <> help "Sort search results alphabetically.")
         lv  = flag' LowVerbosity (long "quiet" <> short 'q' <> hidden <> help "Display less information.")
diff --git a/aura/lib/Aura/Build.hs b/aura/lib/Aura/Build.hs
index 0982e5c07..b9b2fd498 100644
--- a/aura/lib/Aura/Build.hs
+++ b/aura/lib/Aura/Build.hs
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ import           System.Process.Typed
 
 ---
 
+-- | There are multiple outcomes to a single call to `makepkg`.
+data BuildResult = AllSourced | Built !(NonEmpty PackagePath)
+
+builtPPs :: BuildResult -> Maybe (NonEmpty PackagePath)
+builtPPs (Built pps) = Just pps
+builtPPs _           = Nothing
+
 -- | Storage location for "source" packages built with @--allsource@.
 -- Can be overridden in config or with @--allsourcepath@.
 srcPkgStore :: FilePath
@@ -59,16 +66,16 @@ installPkgFiles files = do
   liftIO $ checkDBLock ss
   liftIO . pacman (envOf ss) $ ["-U"] <> map (T.pack . ppPath) (toList files) <> asFlag (commonConfigOf ss)
 
--- | All building occurs within temp directories,
--- or in a location specified by the user with flags.
+-- | All building occurs within temp directories, or in a location specified by
+-- the user with flags.
 buildPackages :: NonEmpty Buildable -> RIO Env [PackagePath]
 buildPackages bs = mapMaybeA build (NEL.toList bs) >>= \case
   [] -> throwM $ Failure buildFail_10
-  built -> pure $ concat built
+  built -> pure . foldMap toList $ mapMaybe builtPPs built
 
 -- | Handles the building of Packages. Fails nicely.
 -- Assumed: All dependencies are already installed.
-build :: Buildable -> RIO Env (Maybe [PackagePath])
+build :: Buildable -> RIO Env (Maybe BuildResult)
 build p = do
   logDebug $ "Building: " <> display (pnName $ bName p)
   ss <- asks settings
@@ -76,8 +83,8 @@ build p = do
   result <- build' p
   either buildFail (pure . Just) result
 
--- | Should never throw an IO Exception. In theory all errors
--- will come back via the @Language -> String@ function.
+-- | Should never throw an IO Exception. In theory all errors will come back via
+-- the @Language -> String@ function.
 --
 -- If the package is a VCS package (i.e. ending in -git, etc.), it will be built
 -- and stored in a separate, deterministic location to prevent repeated clonings
@@ -85,7 +92,10 @@ build p = do
 --
 -- If `--allsource` was given, then the package isn't actually built.
 -- Instead, a @.src.tar.gz@ file is produced and copied to `srcPkgStore`.
-build' :: Buildable -> RIO Env (Either Failure [PackagePath])
+--
+-- One `Buildable` can become multiple `PackagePath` due to "split packages".
+-- i.e. a single call to `makepkg` can produce multiple related packages.
+build' :: Buildable -> RIO Env (Either Failure BuildResult)
 build' b = do
   ss <- asks settings
   let !isDevel = isDevelPkg $ bName b
@@ -110,10 +120,10 @@ build' b = do
     if S.member AllSource . makepkgFlagsOf $ buildConfigOf ss
       then do
         let !allsourcePath = fromMaybe srcPkgStore . allsourcePathOf $ buildConfigOf ss
-        liftIO (makepkgSource usr >>= traverse_ (moveToSourcePath allsourcePath)) $> []
+        liftIO (makepkgSource usr >>= traverse_ (moveToSourcePath allsourcePath)) $> AllSourced
       else do
-        pNames <- ExceptT . liftIO . fmap (fmap NEL.toList) $ makepkg ss usr
-        liftIO $ traverse (moveToCachePath ss) pNames
+        pNames <- ExceptT . liftIO $ makepkg ss usr
+        liftIO . fmap Built $ traverse (moveToCachePath ss) pNames
   when (switch ss DeleteBuildDir) $ do
     logDebug . fromString $ "Deleting build directory: " <> buildDir
     removeDirectoryRecursive buildDir
diff --git a/aura/lib/Aura/Install.hs b/aura/lib/Aura/Install.hs
index 45a8568d7..74e4b9045 100644
--- a/aura/lib/Aura/Install.hs
+++ b/aura/lib/Aura/Install.hs
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ import           Data.Text.Prettyprint.Doc
 import           Data.Text.Prettyprint.Doc.Render.Terminal
 import           RIO
 import           RIO.Directory (setCurrentDirectory)
+import           RIO.FilePath (takeFileName)
 import qualified RIO.List as L
 import qualified RIO.Map as M
 import qualified RIO.NonEmpty as NEL
 import qualified RIO.Set as S
+import           Text.Printf (printf)
 
 ---
 
@@ -144,14 +146,16 @@ repoInstall ps = do
   let !pacOpts = asFlag $ commonConfigOf ss
   liftIO . pacman (envOf ss) $ ["-S", "--asdeps"] <> pacOpts <> asFlag (NEL.map pName ps)
 
+-- | Try to build and install all packages. Requested packages that already have
+-- a version in the cache will not be rebuilt unless `--force` was passed.
 buildAndInstall :: NonEmpty (NonEmpty Buildable) -> RIO Env ()
 buildAndInstall bss = do
-  ss    <- asks settings
+  ss <- asks settings
   let !pth = either id id . cachePathOf $ commonConfigOf ss
       !allsource = S.member AllSource . makepkgFlagsOf $ buildConfigOf ss
   cache <- liftIO $ cacheContents pth
   when allsource $ notify ss buildPackages_2
-  traverse_ (f cache) bss
+  traverse_ (f ss cache) bss
   when allsource $ do
     let !allsourcePath = fromMaybe srcPkgStore . allsourcePathOf $ buildConfigOf ss
     notify ss $ buildPackages_3 allsourcePath
@@ -160,23 +164,26 @@ buildAndInstall bss = do
     -- `built` and the `traverse_` line below don't run, but `annotateDeps` is
     -- called anyway. There is definitely a better way to manage the `NonEmpty`s
     -- here.
-    f :: Cache -> NonEmpty Buildable -> RIO Env ()
-    f (Cache cache) bs = do
-      ss <- asks settings
-      let (ps, cached) = fmapEither g $ NEL.toList bs
-
-          -- | If we used @--force@, then take the package as-is. Otherwise, try
-          -- to look it up in the package cache. If we find a match, we don't
-          -- need to build it.
-          g :: Buildable -> Either Buildable PackagePath
-          g b = case bToSP b `M.lookup` cache of
-            Just pp | not (switch ss ForceBuilding) -> Right pp
-            _                                       -> Left b
-
+    f :: Settings -> Cache -> NonEmpty Buildable -> RIO Env ()
+    f ss cache bs = do
+      let (ps, cached) = fmapEither (g ss cache) $ NEL.toList bs
+      when (switch ss HotEdit && not (null cached)) $ do
+        warn ss buildPackages_4
+        traverse_ (liftIO . printf "  - %s\n" . takeFileName . ppPath) cached
+        warn ss buildPackages_5
       built <- traverse buildPackages $ NEL.nonEmpty ps
       traverse_ installPkgFiles $ (built <> Just cached) >>= NEL.nonEmpty
       liftIO $ annotateDeps (envOf ss) bs
 
+    -- | If we used @--force@, then take the package as-is. Otherwise, try
+    -- to look it up in the package cache. If we find a match, we don't
+    -- need to build it.
+    g :: Settings -> Cache -> Buildable -> Either Buildable PackagePath
+    g ss (Cache cache) b = case bToSP b `M.lookup` cache of
+      Just pp | not (switch ss ForceBuilding) -> Right pp
+      _                                       -> Left b
+
+
 ------------
 -- REPORTING
 ------------
diff --git a/aura/lib/Aura/Languages.hs b/aura/lib/Aura/Languages.hs
index b2ab174bb..e0187ab0a 100644
--- a/aura/lib/Aura/Languages.hs
+++ b/aura/lib/Aura/Languages.hs
@@ -222,6 +222,14 @@ buildPackages_3 fp = \case
     Spanish    -> "Todos los archivos .src.tar.gz fueron construidos y copiados a: " <> pretty fp
     _          -> "All .src.tar.gz files were built and copied to: " <> pretty fp
 
+buildPackages_4 :: Language -> Doc AnsiStyle
+buildPackages_4 = \case
+  _ -> bt @Text "--hotedit" <+> "detected, but the following have cache entries and will be skipped for editing:"
+
+buildPackages_5 :: Language -> Doc AnsiStyle
+buildPackages_5 = \case
+  _ -> "You can use" <+> bt @Text "--force" <+> "to override this behaviour."
+
 buildFail_5 :: Language -> Doc AnsiStyle
 buildFail_5 = \case
     Japanese   -> "パッケージ作成に失敗しました。"