aix backup restore

aix backup restore

Restore from a backup

Synopsis

Restore platform configuration from a backup.

If no backup ID is provided, restores from the most recent backup for the specified platform. The –platform flag is required to avoid accidental restoration to the wrong platform.

All files in the backup are restored to their original locations, preserving permissions. Existing files are overwritten.

aix backup restore [backup-id] [flags]

Examples

  # Restore from the most recent Claude backup
  aix backup restore --platform claude

  # Restore from a specific backup
  aix backup restore 20260123T100712 --platform claude

  # List available backups first
  aix backup list --platform claude

  See Also:
    aix backup list   - List available backups
    aix backup create - Create a new backup

Options

  -h, --help   help for restore

Options inherited from parent commands

      --log-file string     write logs to file in JSON format
      --log-format string   log format: text, json (default "text")
  -p, --platform strings    target platform(s): claude, opencode (default: all detected)
  -q, --quiet               suppress non-error output
  -v, --verbose count       increase verbosity level (e.g., -v, -vv)

SEE ALSO

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