tldr/pages/common/tlmgr-backup.md

tlmgr backup

Manage backups of TeX Live packages. The default backup location is saved in the backupdir setting, which can be obtained with tlmgr option. More information: https://www.tug.org/texlive/tlmgr.html.

• Make a backup of one or more packages:

tlmgr backup {{package1 package2 ...}}

• Make a backup of all packages:

tlmgr backup --all

• Make a backup to a specific directory:

tlmgr backup {{package}} --backupdir {{path/to/backup_directory}}

• Remove a backup of one or more packages:

tlmgr backup clean {{package1 package2 ...}}

• Remove all backups:

tlmgr backup clean --all