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idevicebackup2

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 from the current or specified directory.

OPTIONS

       -u, --udid UDID
	      target specific device by its 40-digit device UDID.

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

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

       -d, --debug
	      enable communication debugging.

       -h, --help
	      prints usage information.

COMMANDS

       backup create backup for the device.

       restore
	      restore last backup to the device.

	    --system
	      restore system files, too.

	    --reboot
	      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.

	    --password PWD
	      supply the password of the source backup.

       info   show details about last completed backup of device.

       list   list files of last completed backup in CSV format.

       encryption on|off [PWD]
	      enable or disable backup encryption.

       changepw [OLD NEW]
	      change backup password on target device.

AUTHORS

       Martin Szulecki

       Nikias Bassen

SEE ALSO

       idevicebackup(1)

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