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# Resume Codex session from latest jsonl file

Sep 2025 / 44,830 views / [via X](https://x.com/iannuttall/status/1963304481593958748)

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 for sharing

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

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