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tlmgr-backup:tldr:66f15
tlmgr-backup: Make a backup of one or more packages.
$ tlmgr backup ${package1 package2 ---}
try on your machine
The command tlmgr backup ${package1 package2 ---}
is using the tlmgr utility in TeX Live, a popular system for typesetting documents in LaTeX. This command allows you to create a backup of specific TeX Live packages.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
tlmgr
is the command-line tool used to manage TeX Live packages.backup
is the specific command within tlmgr to create backups of packages.${package1 package2 ---}
is a placeholder for the names of the packages you want to backup. You would replace${package1 package2 ---}
with the actual names of the packages you want to back up.
For example, if you wanted to backup the packages texlive-latex-extra
and texlive-fonts-recommended
, the command would look like this:
tlmgr backup texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended
This command will create backup files for the specified packages, allowing you to restore them later if needed. It's a useful command to have in case you want to revert to a previous version of a package or preserve a specific package configuration.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.