The following are parameters for the -cmd NewBackup command
Using these commands you can create a Backup Project ( save structure and data for selected site)
| -projectName [project] | name for new project | 
| -projectFolderLocation [path] | path for project location, if it is empty project will be created in workspace | 
| -copysubsites | save site with subsites | 
| -move | delete site after backup | 
| -copylisthistory | save history for list items | 
| -filter {[field][operator][value]} | filter source items | 
| Field - internal name of a field in SharePoint | |
| operator- compare operator, such as one of the following: = equals to != does not equal to > greater than < less than ^= starts with *= contains | |
| value - criteria | |
| Use these patters for dates: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss or yyyy-MM-dd | |
| -kindFull | Creates a full backup | 
| -kindIncremental | Creates a backup of all the information since the last full backup or incremental backup. | 
| -kindDifferential | Creates a backup of all the information since the last full backup. | 
| -keepFullBackups n | Specifies the number of days to keep full backups for, where n is the number of days. | 
| -KeepIncrementalBackups n | Specifies the number of days to keep incremental backups for, where n is the number of days. | 
| -fileBackup [path] | Specify this parameter if you want to backup a specific file from OneDrive in tenant. | 
Example:
Essentials -cmd newbackup -srcsite http://host/site -srcuser DOMAIN\user -srcpass password -projectName NewProject -copysubsites -move -copylisthistory -log output.xml -noSplash
The following are parameters for the -cmd ZipBackup command
Using this command you can create a Zip archive for the selected Backup Project
| -projectName [project] | project name | 
| -zePasswor [password] | zip encrypted password | 
| -zPasswor [password] | zip password | 
| -zPartSize [partSize] | size in byte for part of archive | 
| -zOutFolder [path] | output folder, archive will be created in this folder | 
Example:
Essentials -cmd zipBackup -projectName Backup Project -zPasswor password -zPartSize 10485760 -zOutFolder C:/Temp/ -log output.xml -noSplash
The following are parameters for the -cmd applyPolicyGroup command
Using this command you can use a Policy Group with a resource
| -policygroup [path] | path to the .pack file | 
Example:
Essentials -cmd applyPolicyGroup -srcfolder "/Developer/Examples/Resource" -rulespack "C:/Developer/Java/runtime-mp/.metadata/governanceDataStore/packs/example.rule.pack.pack"
Essentials -cmd applyPolicyGroup -srcsite "http://host/site" -srclist "List name" -srcuser DOMAIN\user -srcpass password -rulespack "/Developer/Java/runtime-mp/.metadata/governanceDataStore/packs/copy.doc.files.pacl.pack"
The following are parameters for the -cmd CopyWorkflows command
Using this command you can copy Workflows
| -usermapping [path] | path to the CSV file with users mapping to the copy operation | 
| -includesubsites | also copy the Workflows of Subsite | 
| -includelists | also copy the Workflows of Lists | 
| -convert | convert to Workflow 2013 Platform | 
Example:
Essentials -cmd copyworkflows -srcsite http://host/site -srcuser DOMAIN\user -srcpass passwd -trgtsite http://host/site2 -trgtuser DOMAIN\user -trgtpass passwd -usermapping path/file.csv -convert
Essentials -cmd copyworkflows -srcsite http://host/site -srclist SourceList -srcuser DOMAIN\user -srcpass passwd -trgtsite http://host/site2 -trgtlist TargetList -trgtuser DOMAIN\user -trgtpass passwd