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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 requested
	    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 re-
	    quested 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  his-
     tory.   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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