What is Lisk Commander?
Lisk Commander is a command line interface tool designed to be a low entry point, coupled with being the most convenient and user-friendly tool for developers who are looking for an efficient way of coding.
Lisk Commander allows communication from the command line with a remote or local node in order to access and utilise Lisk-related functionalities.
What can be achieved with Lisk Commander?
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Bootstrapping a blockchain client.
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Decrypting/encrypting passphrases or messages.
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Creating new accounts.
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And much more…
For further details please see the Command-Line-Interface.
Setup
Dependencies
The following dependencies need to be installed to run the Lisk SDK:
Dependencies | Version |
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Node.js |
v16.18.0 (latest LTS) |
Pre-installation
Install Node.js
Node.js is supported on most operating systems. Follow the instructions for your operating system on the Node.js downloads page.
NPM is automatically installed along with Node.js.
Usage
For a full list of all commands and their available options, see the Command-Line-Interface reference. |
$ lisk
Use npx lisk in case you installed Lisk Commander locally.
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Type lisk
in the command-line to display the command list and general help:
A command line interface for Lisk
VERSION
lisk-commander/6.0.0 darwin-x64 node-v16.18.0
USAGE
$ lisk [COMMAND]
TOPICS
endpoint Invokes the provided endpoint.
generate Commands relating to the Lisk generator.
keys Return keys corresponding to the given passphrase.
message Commands relating to user messages.
passphrase Commands relating to Lisk passphrases.
COMMANDS
autocomplete Display autocomplete installation instructions.
console Lisk interactive REPL session to run commands.
hash-onion Create hash onions to be used by the forger.
help Display help for lisk.
init Bootstrap a blockchain client using the Lisk SDK.
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