---
name: "gnome-session-save"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnome-session-bin"
version: "2.30.2-3"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnome-session-save"
---

# gnome-session-save(1)

Saves or ends the current GNOME session

## NAME

gnome-session-save - Saves or ends the current GNOME session

## SYNOPSIS

**gnome-session-save \[--logout\] \[--force-logout\] \[--logout-dialog\] \[--shutdown-dialog\] \[--gui\] \[--kill \[--silent\]\]**

## DESCRIPTION

*gnome-session-save* can be used from a GNOME session to save a snapshot of the currently running applications.  This session will be later restored at your next GNOME session.

The **--gui** option will report errors in dialog boxes instead of printing to stderr.

If called with the **--logout** option, the current GNOME session will be ended, unless logging out has been inhibited by an application.  The **--force-logout** option can be used to end the session regardless of the inhibition state.

When the **--logout-dialog** option is given, the standard dialog displaying logout options is displayed.  When **--shutdown-dialog** option is given, the standard dialog displaying shutdown options is displayed.

The **--kill** and **--silent** options are deprecated.  The **--kill** option is equivalent to the **--logout-dialog** option.  If **--silent** is used with **--kill**, then it will behave as if **--logout** was used.

The session is not saved when *gnome-session-save* is called with any of the options ending the session.

## SEE ALSO

**[gnome-session(1)](/gnome-session/1.md)**

## BUGS

If you find bugs in the *gnome-session-save* program, please report these on http://bugzilla.gnome.org.