Command reference Β· Codex CLI
/resume
Continues an earlier Codex session.
/resume is part of the official list of interactive slash commands and matches the purpose of the CLI subcommand resume, which lets you continue sessions, including via resume --last or a specific session ID. Within the TUI, /resume lets you return to a previous session instead of starting fresh.
π THE SAME TASK (βRESUME SESSIONβ) ON OTHER PLATFORMS
β WHEN TO USE IT?
Continue the same task after an interruption
/resume β go back to the last session to keep working there
Deliberately resume a specific earlier session
/resume β pick the right one from a list of previous sessions
β WHEN NOT TO?
You deliberately want to start completely fresh
/resume picks up an existing session along with its context, which isn't wanted here.
Better: Use /new for a fresh session with no prior context
SOURCES
- Codex CLI docs: Slash Commands β learn.chatgpt.com
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