# Saving the Running Configuration to the Startup Configuration

<section class="section" id="bkmrk-you-can-save-the-run">You can save the running configuration to the startup configuration to save your changes for the next time you that reload the device.

</section>**Procedure**

<table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" id="bkmrk-command-or-action-pu" width="90%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 3.57143%;">  
</td><th align="left" style="width: 48.2348%;">Command or Action</th><td style="width: 48.1937%;">Purpose</td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="width: 3.57143%;" valign="top">**Step 1**</td><td align="left" style="width: 48.2348%;" valign="top"><span class="synph"><span class="kwd">show running-config</span></span>  
  
  
**Example:**```
show running-config
```

 </td><td align="left" style="width: 48.1937%;" valign="top">(Optional) Displays the running configuration.

 </td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="width: 3.57143%;" valign="top">**Step 2**</td><td align="left" style="width: 48.2348%;" valign="top"><span class="synph"><span class="kwd">copy running-config startup-config</span></span>  
  
  
**Example:**```
copy running-config startup-config
```

 </td><td align="left" style="width: 48.1937%;" valign="top">Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration. In effect, this saves the config so it persists after reboots.

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