tlmgr-backup

Backup TeX Live packages

Backup package

$ tlmgr backup [package]

Backup all packages

$ tlmgr backup --all

Backup to directory

$ tlmgr backup --backupdir [/path/to/backup] [package]

Clean old backups

$ tlmgr backup --clean [days]

tlmgr backup [options] [package...]

tlmgr backup creates backups of TeX Live packages. Useful before updates or system changes. Part of TeX Live Manager.

--all

Backup all installed packages.

--backupdir dir

Backup destination directory.

--clean n

Remove backups older than n days.

--dry-run

Show what would be done.