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+.. _sessions:
+
+Sessions
+========
+
+Session information is stored automatically for the set of files that were
+passed in on the command-line and reloaded the next time **lnav** is executed.
+The information currently stored is:
+
+* Position within the files being viewed.
+* Active searches for each view.
+* :ref:`Log filters<filtering>`.
+* :ref:`Highlights<highlight>`.
+* :ref:`Hidden files<hide_file>`.
+* :ref:`Hidden fields<hide_fields>`.
+
+Bookmarks and log-time adjustments are stored separately on a per-file basis.
+Note that the bookmarks are associated with files based on the content of the
+first line of the file so that they are preserved even if the file has been
+moved from its current location.
+
+Session data is stored in the :file:`~/.lnav` directory.