# tigris snapshots take

Take a new snapshot of the bucket's current state. Optionally provide a name for the snapshot.

**Alias:** `t`

## Usage[​](#usage "Direct link to Usage")

```
tigris snapshots take <name> [snapshot-name]

t3 s t <name> [snapshot-name]
```

## Examples[​](#examples "Direct link to Examples")

```
# Take a snapshot with auto-generated name

tigris snapshots take my-bucket



# Take a named snapshot

tigris snapshots take my-bucket my-snapshot
```