The Command-Line Interface reference.
Clean the directory: make clean.
solcensure matching compiler version with target solidity code as 0.4.x will not be compatible with solc 0.5
Run make build to fetch sources and compile the binary. This will error if attempted to be built outside of your GOPATH.
Run ./ion-cli to launch the interface.
addAccount use: addAccount [name] [path/to/keystore]
description: Add account to be used for transactions
Adds an account to be referenced by given name that can be used to sign transactions from. Takes a name
(string) that can be any chosen name, and a path to a keystore file containing an encrypted private key.
Accounts are not persisted between sessions.
addContractInstance use: addContractInstance [name] [path/to/solidity/contract]
description: Compiles a contract for use
Adds a compiled contract instance. This contract instance can be deployed to a connected chain or used
to make function calls to deployed contracts. Takes any chosen name (string) and a path to the Solidity
contract to be compiled.
Contracts are not persisted between sessions.
clear clear the screen
connectToClient use: connectToClient [rpc url]
description: Connects to an RPC client to be used
Connects to an Ethereum blockchain specified by a given url. This chain will be used for contract
deployment, calls, chain data etc. unless specified otherwise.
Only one client can be connected at a time.
deployContract use: deployContract [contract name] [account name] [gas limit]
description: Deploys specified contract instance to connected client
Deploys a specified compiled contract instance by name from the specified account name to the connected
client. Requires gas limit to be provided.
exit exit the program
getBlockByHash use: getBlockByHash [optional rpc url] [hash]
description: Returns block header specified by hash from connected client
or from specific endpoint
Retrieves the block header from the connected or specified endpoint at given block hash.
getBlockByHash_Clique use: getBlockByHash_Clique [optional rpc url] [hash]
description: Returns signed and unsigned RLP-encoded block headers by
block hash required for submission to Clique validation connected
client or specified endpoint
Retrieves RLP-encoded block headers that have been signed and unsigned by validators of the Clique
mechanism specified by block hash. This is used to be submitted to the Clique validation contract
scheme for interoperation with Clique proof-of-authority chains.
getBlockByNumber use: getBlockByNumber [optional rpc url] [integer]
description: Returns block header specified by height from connected
client or from specified endpoint
Retrieves the block header from the connected or specified endpoint at given block number.
getBlockByNumber_Clique use: getBlockByNumber_Clique [optional rpc url] [integer]
description: Returns signed and unsigned RLP-encoded block headers by
block number required for submission to Clique validation from connected
client or specified endpoint
Retrieves RLP-encoded block headers that have been signed and unsigned by validators of the Clique
mechanism specified by block number. This is used to be submitted to the Clique validation contract
scheme for interoperation with Clique proof-of-authority chains.
getProof use: getProof [optional rpc url] [Transaction Hash]
description: Returns a merkle patricia proof of a specific transaction
and its receipt in a block
Retrieves a merkle patricia trie proof of a transaction in a block. It checks against the Transaction
Trie and the Receipt Trie in a block, reconstructs the trie and generates a proof that the specified
transaction exists in the trie and returns the data to verify the proof.
getTransactionByHash use: getTransactionByHash [optional rpc url] [hash]
description: Returns transaction specified by hash from connected
client or specified endpoint
Retrieves the transaction data of a specified transaction by hash.
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linkAndDeployContract use: deployContract [contract name] [account name] [gas limit]
description: Deploys specified contract instance to connected client
Links any required libraries to a contract instance before deploying to the connect client.
listAccounts use: listAccounts
description: List all added accounts
Lists all added accounts.
listContracts use: listContracts
description: List compiled contract instances
Lists all added contract instances.
transactionMessage use: transactionMessage [contract name] [function name] [from account name] [deployed contract address] [amount] [gasLimit]
description: Calls a contract function as a transaction.
Calls a contract instance function that has been deployed to the connected client as a transaction. This
will mutate the world state of the destination chain if the transaction is accepted into a block.
Requires gas.
Will be prompted to provide function input parameters.