idevicebackup2 - Create or restore backups for devices running iOS 4 or later.
Contents
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.
--passwordPWD
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_/
encryptionon|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[OLDNEW]
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.
cloudon|off
enable or disable cloud use (requires iCloud account).
Description
Create or restore backup in/from the specified directory.
Name
idevicebackup2 - Create or restore backups for devices running iOS 4 or later.
On The Web
https://libimobiledevice.org
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice
idevicebackup2(1)
Options
-u,--udidUDID
target specific device by UDID.
-s,--sourceUDID
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.
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.
Synopsis
idevicebackup2 [OPTIONS] CMD [CMDOPTIONS] DIRECTORY
