nushell/docs/commands/save.md

---
title: save
layout: command
version: 0.59.1
---

Save a file.

## Signature

```> save (filename) --raw --append```

## Parameters

 -  `filename`: the filename to use
 -  `--raw`: save file as raw binary
 -  `--append`: append input to the end of the file

## Examples

Save a string to foo.txt in current directory
```shell
> echo 'save me' | save foo.txt
```

Save a record to foo.json in current directory
```shell
> echo { a: 1, b: 2 } | save foo.json
```