NAME:
geth - the go-ethereum command line interface
USAGE:
geth [options] command [command options] [arguments...]
VERSION:
1.4.5-stable
COMMANDS:
import import a blockchain file
export export blockchain into file
upgradedb upgrade chainblock database
removedb Remove blockchain and state databases
dump dump a specific block from storage
monitor Geth Monitor: node metrics monitoring and visualization
account manage accounts
wallet ethereum presale wallet
makedag generate ethash dag (for testing)
gpuinfo gpuinfo
gpubench benchmark GPU
version print ethereum version numbers
init bootstraps and initialises a new genesis block (JSON)
console Geth Console: interactive JavaScript environment
attach Geth Console: interactive JavaScript environment (connect to node)
js executes the given JavaScript files in the Geth JavaScript VM
help, h Shows a list of commands or help for one command
ETHEREUM OPTIONS:
--datadir "/home/arshdeep/.ethereum" Data directory for the databases and
keystore
--keystore Directory for the keystore (default = inside the
datadir)
--networkid "1" Network identifier (integer, 0=Olympic, 1=Frontier,
2=Morden)
--olympic Olympic network: pre-configured pre-release test network
--testnet Morden network: pre-configured test network with modified
starting nonces (replay protection)
--dev Developer mode: pre-configured private network with several
debugging flags
--genesis Insert/overwrite the genesis block (JSON format)
--identity Custom node name
--fast Enable fast syncing through state downloads
--lightkdf Reduce key-derivation RAM & CPU usage at some expense
of KDF strength
--cache "128" Megabytes of memory allocated to internal caching (min
16MB / database forced)
--blockchainversion "3" Blockchain version (integer)
ACCOUNT OPTIONS:
--unlock Comma separated list of accounts to unlock
--password Password file to use for non-inteactive password input
API AND CONSOLE OPTIONS:
--rpc Enable the HTTP-RPC server
--rpcaddr "localhost" HTTP-RPC server listening interface
--rpcport "8545" HTTP-RPC server listening port
--rpcapi "eth,net,web3" API's offered over the HTTP-RPC
interface
--ws Enable the WS-RPC server
--wsaddr "localhost" WS-RPC server listening interface
--wsport "8546" WS-RPC server listening port
--wsapi "eth,net,web3" API's offered over the WS-RPC interface
--wsorigins Origins from which to accept websockets
requests
--ipcdisable Disable the IPC-RPC server
--ipcapi "admin,eth,debug,miner,net,shh,txpool,personal,web3" API's offered over
the IPC-RPC interface
--ipcpath "geth.ipc" Filename for IPC socket/pipe within the
datadir (explicit paths escape it)
--rpccorsdomain Comma separated list of domains from which
to accept cross origin requests (browser enforced)
--jspath "." JavaScript root path for `loadScript` and
document root for `admin.httpGet`
--exec Execute JavaScript statement (only in
combination with console/attach)
--preload Comma separated list of JavaScript files to
preload into the console
NETWORKING OPTIONS:
--bootnodes Comma separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap
--port "30303" Network listening port
--maxpeers "25" Maximum number of network peers (network disabled if set to 0)
--maxpendpeers "0" Maximum number of pending connection attempts (defaults
used if set to 0)
--nat "any" NAT port mapping mechanism (any|none|upnp|pmp|extip:<IP>)
--nodiscover Disables the peer discovery mechanism (manual peer addition)
--nodekey P2P node key file
--nodekeyhex P2P node key as hex (for testing)
MINER OPTIONS:
--mine Enable mining
--minerthreads "4" Number of CPU threads to use for mining
--minergpus List of GPUs to use for mining (e.g. '0,1' will use the
first two GPUs found)
--autodag Enable automatic DAG pregeneration
--etherbase "0" Public address for block mining rewards (default = first
account created)
--targetgaslimit "4712388" Target gas limit sets the artificial target gas
floor for the blocks to mine
--gasprice "20000000000" Minimal gas price to accept for mining a transactions
--extradata Block extra data set by the miner (default = client
version)
GAS PRICE ORACLE OPTIONS:
--gpomin "20000000000" Minimum suggested gas price
--gpomax "500000000000" Maximum suggested gas price
--gpofull "80" Full block threshold for gas price calculation (%)
--gpobasedown "10" Suggested gas price base step down ratio (1/1000)
--gpobaseup "100" Suggested gas price base step up ratio (1/1000)
--gpobasecf "110" Suggested gas price base correction factor (%)
VIRTUAL MACHINE OPTIONS:
--jitvm Enable the JIT VM
--forcejit Force the JIT VM to take precedence
--jitcache "64" Amount of cached JIT VM programs
LOGGING AND DEBUGGING OPTIONS:
--metrics Enable metrics collection and reporting
--fakepow Disables proof-of-work verification
--verbosity "3" Logging verbosity: 0=silent, 1=error, 2=warn, 3=info,
4=core, 5=debug, 6=detail
--vmodule Per-module verbosity: comma-separated list of
<pattern>=<level> (e.g. eth/*=6,p2p=5)
--backtrace ":0" Request a stack trace at a specific logging statement (e.g.
"block.go:271")
--pprof Enable the pprof HTTP server
--pprofport "6060" pprof HTTP server listening port
--memprofilerate "524288" Turn on memory profiling with the given rate
--blockprofilerate "0" Turn on block profiling with the given rate
--cpuprofile Write CPU profile to the given file
--trace Write execution trace to the given file
EXPERIMENTAL OPTIONS:
--shh Enable Whisper
--natspec Enable NatSpec confirmation notice
MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS:
--solc "solc" Solidity compiler command to be used
--help, -h show help
