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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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