create user configuration file, entice user to change it

atom

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # General config errors [10-19]
 ELOAD=10
 EINTERVAL=11
+ENOCFG=19
 # Source cofig errors [20-29]
 # Destination config errors [30-49]
 EFORMAT=30
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ declare -A			\
 	exit $EBASHVERS
 }
 
+DOCDIR=./doc
+exampleconf=$DOCDIR/example.cfg
+
 #parse arguments
 #parse config
 getConfigGeneral() {
@@ -278,6 +282,23 @@ transcodeLauncher() {
 }
 
 #UI
+
+if [ ! -f ~/.atom/atom.cfg ]
+then
+	if [ ! -d ~/.atom ]
+	then
+		mkdir -p ~/.atom
+	fi
+	sed "s/%HOME%/$HOME/" "$exampleconf" ~/.atom/atom.cfg
+	cat >&2 <<-EOCfgNotice
+	No configuration file found!
+	An example file has been created as ~/.atom/atom.cfg.
+	You should change it to your likings using you favorite editor.
+
+	Bailing out.
+	EOCfgNotice
+	exit $ENOCFG
+fi
 getConfig
 {
 cat <<EOF