diff -urp dbscripts/config.inc.example dbscripts_new/config.inc.example
--- dbscripts/config.inc.example	2010-02-25 09:28:57.000000000 -0600
+++ dbscripts_new/config.inc.example	2010-02-25 09:32:20.000000000 -0600
@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ $raise_increments_on_merge = TRUE;
  */
 $remove_column_charset = TRUE;
 
+/**
+ * Paranoia
+ *
+ * This setting will cause 'restore' to dump your database to the specified 
+ * directory (relative to your dump path) prior to restoring the specified 
+ * database.  This is useful for making a local backup of your database 
+ * so you can easily roll back prior to the restore.
+ *
+ * This setting can be overridden at runtime by passing options to restore.php.
+ * To disable paranoia at runtime, pass the 'nopar' flag:
+ *     ./restore.php development full nopar
+ * To enable paranoia at runtime (rather than here):
+ *     ./restore.php development full -par=<dump folder name>
+ */
+//$paranoia = "paranoia_dump"
 
 /**
  * Enable debugging
diff -urp dbscripts/dbscripts.module dbscripts_new/dbscripts.module
--- dbscripts/dbscripts.module	2010-02-25 09:28:57.000000000 -0600
+++ dbscripts_new/dbscripts.module	2010-02-25 09:31:35.000000000 -0600
@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ NAME
     Restore - database restore script
 
 SYNOPSIS
-    restore.php [branch] [filter-option]
+    restore.php [branch] [filter-option] [runtime-options]
 
 EXAMPLE USAGE
     development: restore.php
@@ -2211,6 +2211,22 @@ OPTIONS
 
         Defaults to: full
 
+    runtime-options
+        Additional options that will affect how the restore script runs. These
+        options override settings in your configuration files.
+            -par=
+                When set, restore will dump your existing database to the path
+                specified prior to restoring.  Essentially, this makes a backup
+                copy of your database so you can easily roll back after a
+                restore.
+                    Example:
+                        ./restore.php development none -par=paranoid_dump
+                        This will first dump the database into the
+                        'paranoid_dump' folder in your dump path.  Then, it
+                        will restore the development branch with no filters.
+            nopar
+                Disables the 'paranoia' setting in your config.inc.
+
 FILES
     {$script_path}/config.inc
         Configuration settings for customizing these scripts for your