> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.payback.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# payback pause and resume

> Stop capturing for a while, then start again.

## Usage

```text theme={null}
                                                                                                    
 Usage: payback pause [OPTIONS]                                                                   
                                                                                                    
 Stop capturing until `payback resume`.                                                           
                                                                                                    
╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --help          Show this message and exit.                                                      │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
```

`payback pause` stops every hook on this machine until `payback resume`. Nothing is recorded while paused, in any agent or repository, and the background uploader sends nothing new. Uploads already queued are not affected.

## `payback resume`

```text theme={null}
                                                                                                    
 Usage: payback resume [OPTIONS]                                                                  
                                                                                                    
╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --help          Show this message and exit.                                                      │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
```


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