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 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
              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 of the source backup.

       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.

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

       cloud on|off
              enable or disable cloud use (requires iCloud account).

AUTHORS

       Martin Szulecki

       Nikias Bassen

ON THE WEB

       https://libimobiledevice.org

       https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice

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