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# stackshift sandbox snapshots create

> Create a filesystem or quiesced volume-group snapshot

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Create a filesystem or quiesced volume-group snapshot

```
stackshift sandbox snapshots create SANDBOX [flags]
```

### Options

```
  -h, --help                    help for create
      --name string             snapshot name
      --retention-seconds int   snapshot retention in seconds (default 86400)
      --type string             snapshot type: filesystem or group (default "filesystem")
      --wait                    wait for terminal operation result
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --api-url string       StackShift API URL
      --app string           application name or ID
      --color string         color output: auto, always, or never (default "auto")
      --debug                show request diagnostics
      --environment string   project environment
  -o, --output string        output format: table, json, yaml, or name (default "table")
      --profile string       configuration profile
      --project string       project name or ID
  -q, --quiet                suppress progress output
      --timeout duration     request timeout (default 30s)
      --token-file string    mode-0600 token file
      --token-stdin          read a CI token from stdin
  -y, --yes                  confirm risky operations
```

### SEE ALSO

* [stackshift sandbox snapshots](/cli-reference/stackshift_sandbox_snapshots)	 - Create, restore, fork, and retire snapshots