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NAME
       Timeshift - manual page for Timeshift 25.12.4

DESCRIPTION
       Timeshift v25.12.4 by Tony George (teejeetech@gmail.com)

       Syntax:

              timeshift --check timeshift --create [OPTIONS] timeshift
              --restore [OPTIONS] timeshift --delete-[all] [OPTIONS] timeshift
              --list-{snapshots|devices} [OPTIONS]

OPTIONS
   List:
       --list[-snapshots]
              List snapshots

       --list-devices
              List devices

   Backup:
       --check
              Create snapshot if scheduled

       --create
              Create snapshot (even if not scheduled)

       --comments <string>
              Set snapshot description

       --tags {O,B,H,D,W,M}
              Add tags to snapshot (default: O)

   Restore:
       --restore
              Restore snapshot

       --snapshot <name>
              Specify snapshot to restore

       --target[-device] <device> Specify target device

       --grub[-device] <device>
              Specify device for installing GRUB2 bootloader

       --skip-grub
              Skip GRUB2 reinstall

   Delete:
       --delete
              Delete snapshot

       --delete-all
              Delete all snapshots

   Global:
       --snapshot-device <device> Specify backup device (default: config)

       --yes  Answer YES to all confirmation prompts

       --btrfs
              Switch to BTRFS mode (default: config)

       --rsync
              Switch to RSYNC mode (default: config)

       --debug
              Show additional debug messages

       --verbose
              Show rsync output (default)

       --quiet
              Hide rsync output

       --scripted
              Run in non-interactive mode

       --help Show all options

       --version
              Print version number

EXAMPLES
       timeshift --list timeshift --list --snapshot-device /dev/sda1 timeshift
       --create --comments "after update" --tags D timeshift --restore
       timeshift --restore --snapshot '2014-10-12_16-29-08' --target /dev/sda1
       timeshift --delete  --snapshot '2014-10-12_16-29-08' timeshift
       --delete-all

       Notes:

              1) --create will always create a new snapshot 2) --check will
              create a snapshot only if a scheduled snapshot is due 3) Use
              --restore without other options to select options interactively
              4) UUID can be specified instead of device name 5) Default
              values will be loaded from app config if options are not
              specified

Timeshift 25.12.4                January 2026                     TIMESHIFT(1)