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diff --git a/desktop/i3status/doinst.sh b/desktop/i3status/doinst.sh
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+config() {
+  NEW="$1"
+  OLD="$(dirname $NEW)/$(basename $NEW .new)"
+  # If there's no config file by that name, mv it over:
+  if [ ! -r $OLD ]; then
+    mv $NEW $OLD
+  elif [ "$(cat $OLD | md5sum)" = "$(cat $NEW | md5sum)" ]; then
+    # toss the redundant copy
+    rm $NEW
+  fi
+  # Otherwise, we leave the .new copy for the admin to consider...
+}
+
+config etc/i3status.conf.new
+