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kwild key gen

kwild key gen​

Generate a private key for validator use.

Synopsis​

The gen command generates a private key for use by validators.

kwild key gen [<keytype>] [flags]

Examples​

# Generate a new key and save it to ./priv_key
kwild key gen --key-file ./priv_key

# Generate a raw private key
kwild key gen --raw

Options​

  -h, --help              help for gen
  -o, --key-file string   file to which the new private key is written (stdout by default)
  -R, --raw               just print the private key hex without other encodings, public key, or node ID

Options inherited from parent commands​

      --output string   the format for command output - either 'text' or 'json' (default "text")
  -r, --root string     root directory (default "/home/jon/.kwild")

SEE ALSO​

  • kwild key - Tools for private key generation and inspection