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