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tmutil

List of commands for tmutil:

  • tmutil:tldr:0406c tmutil: Enable automatic backups.
    $ sudo tmutil enable
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  • tmutil:tldr:4c6eb tmutil: Disable automatic backups.
    $ sudo tmutil disable
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  • tmutil:tldr:6e17b tmutil: Start a backup and block until the backup is finished.
    $ sudo tmutil startbackup -b
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  • tmutil:tldr:a9a13 tmutil: Append the given destination to the list of destinations.
    $ sudo tmutil setdestination -a ${destination}
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  • tmutil:tldr:c5683 tmutil: Start a backup, if one is not running already, and release control of the shell.
    $ sudo tmutil startbackup
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  • tmutil:tldr:d548d tmutil: Set an HFS+ drive as the backup destination.
    $ sudo tmutil setdestination ${path-to-disk_mount_point}
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  • tmutil:tldr:fb393 tmutil: Stop a backup.
    $ sudo tmutil stopbackup
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