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NAME

Timeshift - manual page for Timeshift 24.06.3

DESCRIPTION

Timeshift v24.06.3 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 devices

Backup:

Create snapshot if scheduled
Create snapshot (even if not scheduled)
Set snapshot description
Add tags to snapshot (default: O)

Restore:

Restore snapshot
Specify snapshot to restore

--target[-device] <device> Specify target device

Specify device for installing GRUB2 bootloader
Skip GRUB2 reinstall

Delete:

Delete snapshot
Delete all snapshots

Global:

--snapshot-device <device> Specify backup device (default: config)

Answer YES to all confirmation prompts
Switch to BTRFS mode (default: config)
Switch to RSYNC mode (default: config)
Show additional debug messages
Show rsync output (default)
Hide rsync output
Run in non-interactive mode
Show all options
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
September 2024 Timeshift 24.06.3