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diff --git a/scripts/safeedit b/scripts/safeedit
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+[ "$#" -lt 1 ] && echo "error: invalid usage: requires an arugement" && exit 1
+
+set -e
+
+bak="$1.original"
+
+if [ -e "$bak" ]; then
+	echo -n "$bak exists! replace? (y/N): "
+	read input
+	[ ! "$input" = "y" ] && exit 0
+fi
+
+cp "$1" "$bak"
+echo "info: created backup file $bak"
+
+[ -z $EDITOR ] && echo "error: EDITOR is not set. attempting to use vi" && export EDITOR=vi
+$EDITOR "$1"