diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/zsh/functions/bak b/home/private_dot_config/zsh/functions/bak
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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+##? append date/time and `.bak` to file
+
+local now f
+now=$(date +"%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
+for f in "$@"; do
+  if [[ ! -e "$f" ]]; then
+    echo "file not found: $f" >&2
+    continue
+  fi
+  cp -R "$f" "$f".$now.bak
+done