diff --git a/pages/osx/tmutil.md b/pages/osx/tmutil.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..07befcfd36 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/osx/tmutil.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# tmutil + +> Utility for managing Time Machine backups. Most verbs require root privileges. +> More information: . + +- Set a HFS+ drive as the backup destination: + +`sudo tmutil setdestination {{path/to/disk_mount_point}}` + +- Set a APF share or SMB share as the backup destination: + +`sudo tmutil setdestination {{protocol://user[:password]@host/share}}` + +- Append the given destination to the list of destinations: + +`sudo tmutil setdestination -a {{destination}}` + +- Enable automatic backups: + +`sudo tmutil enable` + +- Disable automatic backups: + +`sudo tmutil disable` + +- Start a backup, if one is not running already, and release control of the shell: + +`sudo tmutil startbackup` + +- Start a backup and block until the backup is finished: + +`sudo tmutil startbackup -b` + +- Stop a backup: + +`sudo tmutil stopbackup`