ken CLI Commands

USAGE:

ken [options] command [command options] [arguments...]

Commands

kenhas the following commands.

COMMANDS:

account Manage accounts

attach Start an interactive JavaScript environment (connect to node)

console Start an interactive JavaScript environment

dumpconfig Show configuration values

dumpgenesis Dump genesis block JSON configuration to stdout (This command is supoported from Kaia v1.7.0.)

init Bootstrap and initialize a new genesis block

snapshot A set of commands based on the snapshot

version Show version number

help, h Shows a list of commands or help for one command

To get a detailed usage guideline for each command, give -h option.

$ ken account -h

Manage accounts, list all existing accounts, import a private key into a new

account, create a new account or update an existing account.

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Keys are stored under <DATADIR>/keystore.

It is safe to transfer the entire directory or the individual keys therein

between kaia nodes by simply copying.

Make sure you backup your keys regularly.

USAGE:

ken account command [command options] [arguments...]

COMMANDS:

list Print summary of existing accounts

new Create a new account

update Update an existing account

import Import a private key into a new account

$ ken init -h

init [command options] [arguments...]

The init command initializes a new genesis block and definition for the network.

This is a destructive action and changes the network in which you will be

participating.

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JavaScript Console

Kaia Endpoint Node comes with JavaScript console. From the console command line, you can initiate part of Kaia API calls to your EN. To attach to the JavaScript console, execute the following command.

$ ken attach ~/kend_home/kaia.ipc

Welcome to the Kaia JavaScript console

!instance: Kaia/vX.X.X/XXXX-XXXX/goX.X.X

datadir: ~/kend_home

modules: admin:1.0 debug:1.0 governance:1.0 istanbul:1.0 klay:1.0 miner:1.0 net:1.0 personal:1.0 rpc:1.0 txpool:1.0

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attach command connects to the running node, while console command launches a node and connects to it.

attach Start an interactive JavaScript environment (connect to node)

console Start an interactive JavaScript environment

Module APIs

If you type the module name on the console prompt, you will see the available properties and functions of the module. For the details of functions, please see Kaia API.

> personal

{

listAccounts: [...],

listWallets: [...],

deriveAccount: function(),

ecRecover: function(),

getListAccounts: function(callback),

getListWallets: function(callback),

importRawKey: function(),

lockAccount: function(),

...

}

> personal.listAccounts

["0x960dba2500ab529693ef8e299210768aa0d55ec8", "0x09a04dc9ac3cd92de5ff0d45ae50ff1b618305d9", "0x36662211c072dadbf5fc1e087ddebd36df986abd", "0xbf9683cf04520eeba6d936a3478de29437c5d048"]

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