Copy as Markdown[View as Markdown](/docs/cli/cli-snapshots.md)

***

# Snapshots CLI Commands

Manage snapshots in your EventCatalog from the command line.

## createSnapshot[​](#createsnapshot "Direct link to createSnapshot")

Take a point-in-time snapshot of the entire catalog, capturing all resources and their metadata as a JSON file

**Arguments:** None

***

## diffSnapshots[​](#diffsnapshots "Direct link to diffSnapshots")

Compare two snapshot files and output a structured diff showing added, removed, modified, and versioned resources plus relationship changes

**Arguments:**

| Name  | Type   | Required | Description                              |
| ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| fileA | string | Yes      | Path to the first (older) snapshot file  |
| fileB | string | Yes      | Path to the second (newer) snapshot file |

***

## listSnapshots[​](#listsnapshots "Direct link to listSnapshots")

List all snapshots in the catalog .snapshots directory with their labels, timestamps, and git info

**Arguments:** None

***