Use --resume to Pick Up Where You Left Off
Ever close a terminal mid-task and lose your entire conversation? The --resume flag is your safety net.
claude --resume
This reopens your most recent session with the full conversation history intact — including tool calls, reasoning, and file edits. No re-explaining the task, no lost context.
You can also resume a specific session by passing its ID:
claude --resume session_abc123
A few things to know:
- Resumed sessions keep their full context, so you pick up exactly where Claude stopped — not from a summary.
- If the session used parallel tool calls, they're all restored properly.
- Combine it with
--continue(-c) if you just want to continue the last conversation without specifying a session ID.
# Quick shorthand to continue the last conversation
claude -c
Closing your terminal no longer means starting over — just --resume and keep going.
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The /btw command lets you ask quick side questions that are answered immediately but never added to the conversation history.
The --continue flag loads your most recent conversation instantly, no session ID required.
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