CENSUS SNAPSHOT(1)

NAME
census-snapshot - Manage named manifest snapshots for...

SYNOPSIS
census snapshot [OPTIONS] {create|list|diff|delete} [ARGS]...

DESCRIPTION
Manage named manifest snapshots for compliance baselines.

    Snapshots are timestamped copies of a manifest. Use them to create
    baselines (e.g. 'Q1-2026') and later compare them with ``diff``.

    Actions:
        create <name> Save a snapshot of the current manifest
        list List all available snapshots
        diff <name1> <name2> Compare two snapshots (uses census diff)
        delete <name> Remove a snapshot

    Examples:
        census snapshot create q1-baseline --manifest inventory.db
        census snapshot list --json
        census snapshot diff q1-baseline q2-baseline
        census snapshot delete q1-baseline

OPTIONS

--manifest PATH
    Manifest to snapshot (for 'create').

--snapshot-dir PATH
    Override snapshot directory.

--json
    Machine-readable JSON output.