Ubuntu – How to run a Iphone backup with idevicebackup2

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I try to do a backup of my Iphone SE iOS12.1.4. My Ubuntu version is Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS.
I want to use the idevicebackup tool but I think I do something wrong because nothing happens…..

this is the command I try to use:

:~$ idevicebackup2 -u-d backup --full ~/backupiphone

but the only reaction what happens is that I get the -help information.
What I am doing wrong?

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I also tried the code from this man page but it has no different effect.

Thank you for your help and please be gentle, I am a new woman in the ubuntu tech world…

UPDATE
-I hava a Iphone SE Model A1723 with iOS12.1.4.
-Yes I can exchange pictures.

-I connected my Iphone with Ubuntu and used this comand:

sudo fdisk -l && lsusb && dmesg && usb-devices lsblk && sudo blkid

And get a hell of a lot information…. I think this are the three parts they are interesting…

Bus 001 Device 005: ID 05ac:12a8 Apple, Inc. iPhone5/5C/5S/6

and 

[  514.793618] ipheth 1-1.2:4.2: Apple iPhone USB Ethernet device attached

and

T: Bus=01 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=01 Cnt=02 Dev#= 5 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 4
P: Vendor=05ac ProdID=12a8 Rev=08.04
S: Manufacturer=Apple Inc.
S: Product=iPhone
S: SerialNumber=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
C: #Ifs= 3 Cfg#= 4 Atr=c0 MxPwr=500mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=06(still) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=usbfs
I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=fe Prot=02 Driver=usbfs
I: If#= 2 Alt= 1 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=fd Prot=01 Driver=ipheth

Best Answer

The syntax in your command is a little bit wrong. Your command is: :~$ idevicebackup2 -u-d backup --full ~/backupiphone

You are missing a space in your command between -u and -d. So the right command would be:

:~$ idevicebackup2 -u -d backup --full ~/backupiphone

Then you get the expected output. For more information about the idevicebackup2 command see here.

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