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idevicebackup2(1)	    General Commands Manual	     idevicebackup2(1)

NAME
       idevicebackup2 -	Create or restore backups for devices running iOS 4 or
       later.

SYNOPSIS
       idevicebackup2 [OPTIONS]	CMD [CMDOPTIONS] DIRECTORY

DESCRIPTION
       Create or restore backup	in/from	the specified directory.

OPTIONS
       -u, --udid UDID
	      target specific device by	UDID.

       -s, --source UDID
	      use backup data from device specified by UDID.

       -i, --interactive
	      request passwords	interactively on the command line.

       -n, --network
	      connect to network device.

       -d, --debug
	      enable communication debugging.

       -h, --help
	      prints usage information.

       -v, --version
	      prints version information.

COMMANDS
       backup create backup for	the device.

	    --full
	      force full backup	from device.

       restore
	      restore last backup to the device.

	    --system
	      restore system files, too.

	    --no-reboot
	      do NO reboot the system when done.

	    --copy
	      create a copy of backup folder before restoring.

	    --settings
	      restore device settings from the backup.

	    --remove
	      remove items which are not being restored.

	    --skip-apps
	      do not trigger re-installation of	apps after restore.

	    --password PWD
	      supply the password for the encrypted source backup. If omitted,
	      the  password  will be requested in interactive mode (-i), or it
	      can be passed using the environment variable BACKUP_PASSWORD.

       info   show details about last completed	backup of device.

       list   list files of last completed backup in CSV format.

       unback unpack a completed backup	in DIRECTORY/_unback_/

       encryption on|off [PWD]
	      enable or	disable	backup encryption. The password	 will  be  re-
	      quested in interactive mode (-i) if omitted, or it can be	passed
	      using the	environment variable BACKUP_PASSWORD.

       changepw	[OLD NEW]
	      change  backup  password on target device. The passwords will be
	      requested	in interactive mode (-i) if omitted, or	 they  can  be
	      passed  using  the  environment  variables  BACKUP_PASSWORD (old
	      password)	and BACKUP_PASSWORD_NEW	(new password) respectively.

       cloud on|off
	      enable or	disable	cloud use (requires iCloud account).

SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
       Passing passwords on the	command	line is	not advised,  since  it	 might
       reveal  the  backup password to other users via process list or command
       line history.  Use interactive mode (-i)	or pass	them  via  environment
       variable(s)  as mentioned in the	description of the respective commands
       above.

AUTHORS
       Martin Szulecki

       Nikias Bassen

ON THE WEB
       https://libimobiledevice.org

       https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice

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