iphone_cmds.txt

http://www.libimobiledevice.org

On macOS:

    brew install libimobiledevice
    
    ## to disable iCloud backups
    idevicebackup2 cloud off
    ## if you want encrypted backups (native encryption)
    idevicebackup2 encryption on -i
    ## backup to a folder
    idevicebackup2 backup backup-folder
    
    ## restore from a backup
    idevicebackup2 restore backup-folder

This uses the same format as iTunes, which stores them in ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
There are more utilities included:

    idevice_id              idevicedebugserverproxy     idevicenotificationproxy
    idevicebackup           idevicediagnostics          idevicepair
    idevicebackup2          ideviceenterrecovery        ideviceprovision
    idevicecrashreport      ideviceimagemounter         idevicescreenshot
    idevicedate             ideviceinfo                 idevicesyslog
    idevicedebug            idevicename                 iproxy

You can also mount your iPhone's filesystem using ifuse (the only one in a separate package):

    brew cask install osxfuse
    brew install ifuse
    
    ## mount your iPhone
    ifuse mount-point
    ## unmount, or eject using Finder
    umount mount-point