From b447c329db52ae10b7e6c15aa87aa2b2d0098171 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: yaksh gandhi <95672067+yaksh1@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:31:08 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update chat command documentation with checkpoint locations (#5027) Co-authored-by: Bryan Morgan Co-authored-by: F. Hinkelmann --- docs/cli/commands.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/cli/commands.md b/docs/cli/commands.md index af4b8de8..50d18de4 100644 --- a/docs/cli/commands.md +++ b/docs/cli/commands.md @@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ Slash commands provide meta-level control over the CLI itself. - **`save`** - **Description:** Saves the current conversation history. You must add a `` for identifying the conversation state. - **Usage:** `/chat save ` + - **Details on Checkpoint Location:** The default locations for saved chat checkpoints are: + - Linux/macOS: `~/.config/google-generative-ai/checkpoints/` + - Windows: `C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\google-generative-ai\checkpoints\` + - When you run `/chat list`, the CLI only scans these specific directories to find available checkpoints. + - **Note:** These checkpoints are for manually saving and resuming conversation states. For automatic checkpoints created before file modifications, see the [Checkpointing documentation](../checkpointing.md). - **`resume`** - **Description:** Resumes a conversation from a previous save. - **Usage:** `/chat resume `