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| -rwxr-xr-x | Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl | 29 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl b/Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl index 534cf38015d..0b67eca84d7 100755 --- a/Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl +++ b/Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl @@ -5004,20 +5004,21 @@ If the package on the server is older than the package already installed downgrade. Also, packages for uninstalled platforms are not installed. -=head2 backup [--clean[=I<N>]] [--backupdir I<dir>] [--all] [I<pkg>]... +=head2 backup [--clean[=I<N>]] [--backupdir I<dir>] [--all | I<pkg>]... If the C<--clean> option is not specified, this action makes a backup of the given packages, or all packages given C<--all>. These backups are -saved to the value of C<--backupdir> option if that is an existing and -writable directory; if C<--backupdir> is not given, the C<backupdir> +saved to the value of the C<--backupdir> option, if that is an existing and +writable directory. If C<--backupdir> is not given, the C<backupdir> option setting in the TLPDB is used, if present. If both are missing, no backups are made. If the C<--clean> option is specified, backups are cleaned (pruned) -instead of made. If the value for the C<--clean> switch is not given, -the value of the C<autobackup> option is used. If both are missing, -an error is issued. For the details of backup cleaning, see the -C<option> action below. +instead of saved. The optional value I<N> may be specified to set the +number of backups that will be retained when cleaning. If C<N> is not +given, the value of the C<autobackup> option is used. If both are +missing, an error is issued. For more details of backup cleaning, see +the C<option> action. Options: @@ -5025,18 +5026,22 @@ Options: =item B<--backupdir> I<directory> -The I<directory> argument is required and must specify an existing -directory where backups are to be placed. +Overrides the C<backupdir> option setting in the TLPDB. +The I<directory> argument is required and must specify an existing, +writeable directory where backups are to be placed. =item B<--all> -Make a backup of all packages in the TeX Live installation. This will -take quite a lot of space and time. +If C<--clean> is not specified, this will make a backup of all packages +in the TeX Live installation; this will take quite a lot of space and time. +If C<--clean> is specified, all packages will be cleaned. =item B<--clean>[=I<N>] Instead of making backups, prune the backup directory of old backups, as -explained above. +explained above. Use the I<N> argument to override the C<autobackup> option +set in the TLPDB. Note that you must also use C<--all> or a list of +packages, as appropriate. =item B<--dry-run> |