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 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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