tlmgr backup

Manage backups of TeX Live packages. 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.

  • 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 custom 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

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