.\" Manpage for Timeshift. .TH "Timeshift" "1" "Oct 09, 2022" .SH NAME Timeshift -- A Linux application that provides functionality similar to the System Restore feature in Windows and the Time Machine tool in Mac OS .SH SYNTAX .B timeshift \-\-check .br .TP .B timeshift \-\-create [OPTIONS] .br .TP .B timeshift \-\-restore [OPTIONS] .br .TP .B timeshift \-\-delete\-[all] [OPTIONS] .br .TP .B timeshift \-\-list\-{snapshots|devices} [OPTIONS] .br .SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-\-list[\-snapshots] List snapshots. .TP .B \-\-list\-devices List devices. .TP .B \-\-check Create snapshot if scheduled. .TP .B \-\-create Create snapshot (even if not scheduled). .TP .B \-\-comments Set snapshot description. .TP .B \-\-tags {O,B,H,D,W,M} Add tags to snapshot. (default: O) .TP .B \-\-restore Restore snapshot. .TP .B \-\-clone Clone current system. .TP .B \-\-snapshot Specify snapshot to restore. .TP .B \-\-target[-device] Specify target device. .TP .B \-\-grub[-device] Specify device for installing GRUB2 bootloader. .TP .B \-\-skip-grub Skip GRUB2 reinstall. .TP .B \-\-delete Delete snapshot. .TP .B \-\-delete\-all Delete all snapshots. .TP .B \-\-snapshot\-device Specify backup device. (default: config) .TP .B \-\-yes Answer YES to all confirmation prompts. .TP .B \-\-btrfs Switch to BTRFS mode. (default: config) .TP .B \-\-rsync Swith to RSYNC. (default: config) .TP .B \-\-debug Show additional debug messages. .TP .B \-\-verbose Show rsync output. (default) .TP .B \-\-quiet Hide rsync output. .TP .B \-\-scripted Run in non-interactive mode. .TP .B \-\-help Show all options. .SH NOTES .TP 1) \-\-create will always create a new snapshot. .TP 2) \-\-check will create a snapshot only if a scheduled snapshot is due .TP 3) Use --restore without other options to select options interactively .TP 4) UUID can be specified instead of device name .TP 5) Default values will be loaded from app config if options are not specified .SH EXAMPLES .TP .B timeshift \-\-list .TP .B timeshift \-\-list \-\-snapshot-device /dev/sda1 .TP .B timeshift \-\-create \-\-comments "after update" \-\-tags D .TP .B timeshift \-\-restore .TP .B timeshift \-\-restore \-\-snapshot '2014\-10\-12_16\-29\-08' \-\-target /dev/sda1 .TP .B timeshift \-\-delete \-\-snapshot '2014\-10\-12_16\-29\-08' .TP .B timeshift \-\-delete-all