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tlmgr restore

Restore package backups created with tlmgr backup. 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.
  • List all available backup revisions for all packages:
    tlmgr restore
  • List all available backup revisions for a specific package:
    tlmgr restore {{package}}
  • Restore a specific revision of a specific package:
    tlmgr restore {{package}} {{revision}}
  • Restore the latest revision of all backed-up packages:
    tlmgr restore --all
  • Restore a package from a custom backup directory:
    tlmgr restore {{package}} {{revision}} --backupdir {{path/to/backup_directory}}
  • Perform a dry-run and print all taken actions without making them:
    tlmgr restore --dry-run {{package}} {{revision}}

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