1idevicebackup2(1)           General Commands Manual          idevicebackup2(1)
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NAME

6       idevicebackup2 - Create or restore backups for devices running iOS 4 or
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SYNOPSIS

10       idevicebackup2 [OPTIONS] CMD [CMDOPTIONS] DIRECTORY
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DESCRIPTION

14       Create or restore backup in/from the specified directory.
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OPTIONS

18       -u, --udid UDID
19              target specific device by UDID.
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21       -s, --source UDID
22              use backup data from device specified by UDID.
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24       -i, --interactive
25              request passwords interactively on the command line.
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27       -n, --network
28              connect to network device.
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30       -d, --debug
31              enable communication debugging.
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33       -h, --help
34              prints usage information.
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36       -v, --version
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COMMANDS

41       backup create backup for the device.
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43            --full
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46       restore
47              restore last backup to the device.
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49            --system
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52            --no-reboot
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55            --copy
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58            --settings
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65              do not trigger re-installation of apps after restore.
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67            --password PWD
68              supply the password for the encrypted source backup. If omitted,
69              the  password  will be requested in interactive mode (-i), or it
70              can be passed using the environment variable BACKUP_PASSWORD.
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72       info   show details about last completed backup of device.
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74       list   list files of last completed backup in CSV format.
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76       unback unpack a completed backup in DIRECTORY/_unback_/
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78       encryption on|off [PWD]
79              enable or disable backup encryption. The password  will  be  re‐
80              quested in interactive mode (-i) if omitted, or it can be passed
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83       changepw [OLD NEW]
84              change backup password on target device. The passwords  will  be
85              requested  in  interactive  mode (-i) if omitted, or they can be
86              passed using  the  environment  variables  BACKUP_PASSWORD  (old
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90              enable or disable cloud use (requires iCloud account).
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SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS

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

100       Martin Szulecki
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102       Nikias Bassen
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ON THE WEB

106       https://libimobiledevice.org
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108       https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice
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