tldr/pages/common/tlmgr-restore.md

tlmgr restore

Restore package backups created with tlmgr backup. The default backup directory is specified by the backupdir option, and can be obtained with tlmgr option. More information: https://www.tug.org/texlive/tlmgr.html.

• List all available backup revisions for all packages:

tlmgr restore

• List all available backup revisions for a specific package:

tlmgr restore {{package}}

• Restore a specific revision of a specific package:

tlmgr restore {{package}} {{revision}}

• Restore the latest revision of all backed-up packages:

tlmgr restore --all

• Restore a package from a custom backup directory:

tlmgr restore {{package}} {{revision}} --backupdir {{path/to/backup_directory}}

• Perform a dry-run and print all taken actions without making them:

tlmgr restore --dry-run {{package}} {{revision}}