added minimal config backup function buf()
diff --git a/plugins/base.plugin.bash b/plugins/base.plugin.bash
index 9c8cb92..02c0104 100644
--- a/plugins/base.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/base.plugin.bash
@@ -87,4 +87,10 @@
     | grep -v "COMPREPLY=()" | sed -e "s/()//"
 }
 
-
+# back up file with timestamp
+# useful for administrators and configs
+buf () {
+    filename=$1
+    filetime=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
+    cp ${filename} ${filename}_${filetime}
+}