diff --git a/tools/archive_conf_files.sh b/tools/archive_conf_files.sh
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+# Use this script to make an archive of the contents of all
+# of the configuration files we edit with editconf.py.
+for fn in `grep -hr editconf.py setup | sed "s/tools\/editconf.py //" | sed "s/ .*//" | sort | uniq`; do
+	echo ======================================================================
+	echo $fn
+	echo ======================================================================
+	cat $fn
+done
+