# nevia checkpoint create

> Create a checkpoint of the selected computer

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> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://nevia.cloud/llms.txt). This page's HTML version: https://nevia.cloud/docs/reference/cli/checkpoint/create

`nevia checkpoint create [FLAGS]`

### Options

* `-c, --computer <COMPUTER>` - Computer ID or name (optional when the workspace has one computer)
* `--name <NAME>` - Label for the checkpoint (need not be unique)
* `--idempotency-key <KEY>` - Idempotency key for the request (generated if omitted)
* `--wait` - Wait for the operation to finish, then print the final state. With --json, prints `{<noun>, operation, operations}`
* `--timeout <DURATION>` - How long --wait waits before exiting 6 (e.g. 10m, 300s)

  **Default:** `10m`
* `-h, --help` - Print help