idevicebackup2(1) General Commands Manual idevicebackup2(1)

idevicebackup2 - Create or restore backups for devices running iOS 4 or later.

idevicebackup2 [OPTIONS] CMD [CMDOPTIONS] DIRECTORY

Create or restore backup from the current or specified directory.

target specific device by UDID.
use backup data from device specified by UDID.
request passwords interactively on the command line.
connect to network device.
enable communication debugging.
prints usage information.
prints version information.

create backup for the device.
force full backup from device.
restore last backup to the device.
restore system files, too.
reboot the system when done.
create a copy of backup folder before restoring.
restore device settings from the backup.
remove items which are not being restored.
do not trigger re-installation of apps after restore.
supply the password of the source backup.
show details about last completed backup of device.
list files of last completed backup in CSV format.
unpack a completed backup in DIRECTORY/_unback_/
enable or disable backup encryption.
change backup password on target device.
enable or disable cloud use (requires iCloud account).

Martin Szulecki

Nikias Bassen

https://libimobiledevice.org

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice