idevicebackup2 (1) Linux Manual Page

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)