Can changed config files default to Backup?

[saltstack-formulas]

Can changed config files default to Backup?

[hudecof]

I would like to have an option to backup original file before change.

[noelmcloughlin]

The backup option is supported - this issue just needs a PR to implement this.

[noelmcloughlin]

I'm wrong! the backup parameter this issue is requesting is the following?

backup -- Create a backup of the original file with the extension: "Year-Month-Day-Hour-Minutes-Seconds".

I think this issue needs to be raised against salt repo.

For this formula you could add cmd.run state to take a backup?

[hudecof]

@noelmcloughlin adding backup: minion for file.managed should be enough, isn't it?

I'm new in salt, so maybe silly question.
I d not want to enable it globally in minion configuration file.

[noelmcloughlin]

I guess yes because I do not like messing with global config either. To be honest I never used the backup:minion option ... and backup: True option is not supported?

If you open a PR to add backup:minion then would fix this issue?