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diff --git a/system/edit-config.in b/system/edit-config.in
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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+[ -f /etc/profile ] && . /etc/profile
+
+file="${1}"
+
+if [ "$(command -v editor)" ]; then
+  EDITOR="${EDITOR-editor}"
+else
+  EDITOR="${EDITOR-vi}"
+fi
+
+[ -z "${NETDATA_USER_CONFIG_DIR}" ] && NETDATA_USER_CONFIG_DIR="@configdir_POST@"
+[ -z "${NETDATA_STOCK_CONFIG_DIR}" ] && NETDATA_STOCK_CONFIG_DIR="@libconfigdir_POST@"
+
+if [ -z "${file}" ]; then
+  cat << EOF
+
+USAGE:
+  ${0} FILENAME
+
+  Copy and edit the stock config file named: FILENAME
+  if FILENAME is already copied, it will be edited as-is.
+
+  The EDITOR shell variable is used to define the editor to be used.
+
+  Stock config files at: '${NETDATA_STOCK_CONFIG_DIR}'
+  User  config files at: '${NETDATA_USER_CONFIG_DIR}'
+
+  Available files in '${NETDATA_STOCK_CONFIG_DIR}' to copy and edit:
+
+EOF
+
+  cd "${NETDATA_STOCK_CONFIG_DIR}" || exit 1
+  ls >&2 -R ./*.conf ./*/*.conf
+  exit 1
+
+fi
+
+edit() {
+  echo >&2 "Editing '${1}' ..."
+
+  # check we can edit
+  if [ ! -w "${1}" ]; then
+    echo >&2 "Cannot write to ${1}! Aborting ..."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  "${EDITOR}" "${1}"
+  exit $?
+}
+
+copy_and_edit() {
+  # check we can copy
+  if [ ! -w "${NETDATA_USER_CONFIG_DIR}" ]; then
+    echo >&2 "Cannot write to ${NETDATA_USER_CONFIG_DIR}! Aborting ..."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if [ ! -f "${NETDATA_USER_CONFIG_DIR}/${1}" ]; then
+    echo >&2 "Copying '${NETDATA_STOCK_CONFIG_DIR}/${1}' to '${NETDATA_USER_CONFIG_DIR}/${1}' ... "
+    cp -p "${NETDATA_STOCK_CONFIG_DIR}/${1}" "${NETDATA_USER_CONFIG_DIR}/${1}" || exit 1
+  fi
+
+  edit "${NETDATA_USER_CONFIG_DIR}/${1}"
+}
+
+# make sure it is not absolute filename
+c1="$(echo "${file}" | cut -b 1)"
+if [ "${c1}" = "/" ] || [ "${c1}" = "." ]; then
+  echo >&2 "Please don't use filenames starting with '/' or '.'"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# already exists
+[ -f "${NETDATA_USER_CONFIG_DIR}/${file}" ] && edit "${NETDATA_USER_CONFIG_DIR}/${file}"
+
+# stock config is valid, copy and edit
+[ -f "${NETDATA_STOCK_CONFIG_DIR}/${file}" ] && copy_and_edit "${file}"
+
+# no such config found
+echo >&2 "File '${file}' is not found in '${NETDATA_STOCK_CONFIG_DIR}'"
+exit 1