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NAME¶
Timeshift - manual page for Timeshift 23.07.1
DESCRIPTION¶
Timeshift v23.07.1 by Tony George (teejeetech@gmail.com)
Syntax:
- timeshift --check timeshift --create [OPTIONS] timeshift --restore [OPTIONS] timeshift --delete-[all] [OPTIONS] timeshift --list-{snapshots|devices} [OPTIONS]
OPTIONS¶
List:¶
- --list[-snapshots]
- List snapshots
- --list-devices
- List devices
Backup:¶
- --check
- Create snapshot if scheduled
- --create
- Create snapshot (even if not scheduled)
- --comments <string>
- Set snapshot description
- Add tags to snapshot (default: O)
Restore:¶
- --restore
- Restore snapshot
- --snapshot <name>
- Specify snapshot to restore
--target[-device] <device> Specify target device
- --grub[-device] <device>
- Specify device for installing GRUB2 bootloader
- --skip-grub
- Skip GRUB2 reinstall
Delete:¶
- --delete
- Delete snapshot
- --delete-all
- Delete all snapshots
Global:¶
--snapshot-device <device> Specify backup device (default: config)
- --yes
- Answer YES to all confirmation prompts
- --btrfs
- Switch to BTRFS mode (default: config)
- --rsync
- Switch to RSYNC mode (default: config)
- --debug
- Show additional debug messages
- --verbose
- Show rsync output (default)
- --quiet
- Hide rsync output
- --scripted
- Run in non-interactive mode
- --help
- Show all options
- --version
- Print version number
EXAMPLES¶
timeshift --list timeshift --list --snapshot-device /dev/sda1 timeshift --create --comments "after update" --tags D timeshift --restore timeshift --restore --snapshot '2014-10-12_16-29-08' --target /dev/sda1 timeshift --delete --snapshot '2014-10-12_16-29-08' timeshift --delete-all
Notes:
- 1) --create will always create a new snapshot 2) --check will create a snapshot only if a scheduled snapshot is due 3) Use --restore without other options to select options interactively 4) UUID can be specified instead of device name 5) Default values will be loaded from app config if options are not specified
SEE ALSO¶
The full documentation for Timeshift is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and Timeshift programs are properly installed at your site, the command
- info Timeshift
should give you access to the complete manual.
September 2023 | Timeshift 23.07.1 |