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+# Copyright (c): 2018, Dag Wieers (@dagwieers) <dag@wieers.com>
+# Simplified BSD License (see licenses/simplified_bsd.txt or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause)
+
+Function Backup-File {
+    <#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+    Helper function to make a backup of a file.
+    .EXAMPLE
+    Backup-File -path $path -WhatIf:$check_mode
+#>
+    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
+
+    Param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
+        [string] $path
+    )
+
+    Process {
+        $backup_path = $null
+        if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $path -PathType Leaf) {
+            $backup_path = "$path.$pid." + [DateTime]::Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd-HHmmss") + ".bak";
+            Try {
+                Copy-Item -LiteralPath $path -Destination $backup_path
+            }
+            Catch {
+                throw "Failed to create backup file '$backup_path' from '$path'. ($($_.Exception.Message))"
+            }
+        }
+        return $backup_path
+    }
+}
+
+# This line must stay at the bottom to ensure all defined module parts are exported
+Export-ModuleMember -Function Backup-File