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title: "Resume Codex session from latest jsonl file"
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[Ian Nuttall](https://ian.is/)

# Resume Codex session from latest jsonl file

September 3, 2025

Codex CLI pro tip:

restore the context from your most recent session by adding this function in your bash/zsh/fish config (ask codex to do it for you!)

run codex\_continue to use it

props to [@fcoury](https://x.com/fcoury) for sharing

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gist: [https://gist.github.com/iannuttall/d6eab4afee03832497c2147b9c135a21](https://gist.github.com/iannuttall/d6eab4afee03832497c2147b9c135a21)

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