# Light Client Command Line Tool ## All sub-commands ``` $ ckb-cli-light-client --help Usage: ckb-cli-light-client [OPTIONS] Commands: get-capacity Get capacity of an address transfer Transfer some capacity from given address to a receiver address dao Nervos DAO operations example-search-key Output the example `SearchKey` value rpc Send jsonrpc call the ckb-light-client rpc server help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s) Options: --rpc CKB light client rpc url [default: http://127.0.0.1:9000] --debug Debug mode, print more information ``` # Tutorial ## Prepare for the tutorial Firstly, you need start a [ckb-light-client][ckb-light-client-repo] program. The default rpc address is `http://127.0.0.1:9000`. If you want use a key from [ckb-cli][ckb-cli-repo], you can use follow command to create an account: ``` $ ckb-cli account new Your new account is locked with a password. Please give a password. Do not forget this password. Password: Repeat password: address: mainnet: ckb1qzda0cr08m85hc8jlnfp3zer7xulejywt49kt2rr0vthywaa50xwsqt48tu9kdhtu6qa3rxyvth38ttmyk7ds7cg3e9w7 testnet: ckt1qzda0cr08m85hc8jlnfp3zer7xulejywt49kt2rr0vthywaa50xwsqt48tu9kdhtu6qa3rxyvth38ttmyk7ds7cxrj2yx address(deprecated): mainnet: ckb1qyq82whctvmwhe5pmzxvgch0zwkhkfdumpasqdhlw4 testnet: ckt1qyq82whctvmwhe5pmzxvgch0zwkhkfdumpasagfqzf lock_arg: 0x753af85b36ebe681d88cc462ef13ad7b25bcd87b lock_hash: 0xb82e384482c41f010bc5decca782e8e8c6ad41bbcdac4187659fcb937526ab1e ``` Assume the ckb-light-client connected to CKB `testnet`, so the address `ckt1qzda0cr08m85hc8jlnfp3zer7xulejywt49kt2rr0vthywaa50xwsqt48tu9kdhtu6qa3rxyvth38ttmyk7ds7cxrj2yx` will be used. Then we need transfer some CKB to this address from other address, or get some CKB from [testnet faucet][testnet-faucet]. At last we install `ckb-cli-light-client` by `cargo install` (you may need install rust toolchain first). ``` $ cargo install --git https://github.com/TheWaWaR/ckb-cli-light-client.git --locked ``` ## Transfer CKB capacity Firstly, we query the capacity of the address: ``` $ ckb-cli-light-client get-capacity --address ckt1qzda0cr08m85hc8jlnfp3zer7xulejywt49kt2rr0vthywaa50xwsqt48tu9kdhtu6qa3rxyvth38ttmyk7ds7cxrj2yx Error: address not registered, you may use `rpc set-scripts` subcommand to register the address ``` It says the address is not registered, we use `rpc set-scripts` to register it, so that ckb-light-client can index all the cells owner by this address: ``` $ ckb-cli-light-client rpc set-scripts --scripts ckt1qzda0cr08m85hc8jlnfp3zer7xulejywt49kt2rr0vthywaa50xwsqt48tu9kdhtu6qa3rxyvth38ttmyk7ds7cxrj2yx,1000 ``` Then we query the capacity again: ``` $ ckb-cli-light-client get-capacity --address ckt1qzda0cr08m85hc8jlnfp3zer7xulejywt49kt2rr0vthywaa50xwsqt48tu9kdhtu6qa3rxyvth38ttmyk7ds7cxrj2yx synchronized number: 7085789 tip number: 7085789 tip hash: 0x7777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777 capacity: 50000.0 CKB ``` Then, we better read the `transfer` sub-command help: ``` $ ckb-cli-light-client transfer --help Transfer some capacity from given address to a receiver address Usage: light-client transfer [OPTIONS] --to-address --capacity <--from-address |--from-key > Options: --from-address The sender address (sighash only, also be used to match key in ckb-cli keystore) --from-key The sender private key (hex string, also be used to generate sighash address) --to-address The receiver address --capacity The capacity to transfer (unit: CKB, example: 102.43) --skip-check-to-address Skip check (default only allow sighash/multisig address), be cautious to use this flag ``` Transfer some CKB from `ckt1qzda0cr08m85hc8jlnfp3zer7xulejywt49kt2rr0vthywaa50xwsqt48tu9kdhtu6qa3rxyvth38ttmyk7ds7cxrj2yx` to an address: ``` $ ckb-cli-light-client transfer \ --from-address ckt1qzda0cr08m85hc8jlnfp3zer7xulejywt49kt2rr0vthywaa50xwsqt48tu9kdhtu6qa3rxyvth38ttmyk7ds7cxrj2yx \ --to-address ckt1qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqgaqanf \ --capcity 200.0 ``` In above example, `ckb-cli-light-client` will search ckb-cli `keystore` directory by address (`ckt1qzda0cr08m85hc8jlnfp3zer7xulejywt49kt2rr0vthywaa50xwsqt48tu9kdhtu6qa3rxyvth38ttmyk7ds7cxrj2yx`) and use the key to sign the transaction. The `keystore` directory typically located in `~/.ckb-cli/keystore` or `$CKB_CLI_HOME/keystore` if you use the environment to specify the ckb-cli home directory. Then we query the capacity of the address: ``` $ ckb-cli-light-client get-capacity --address ckt1qzda0cr08m85hc8jlnfp3zer7xulejywt49kt2rr0vthywaa50xwsqt48tu9kdhtu6qa3rxyvth38ttmyk7ds7cxrj2yx synchronized number: 7085789 tip number: 7085789 tip hash: 0x8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 capacity: 49799.99996544 CKB ``` [ckb-light-client-repo]: https://github.com/nervosnetwork/ckb-light-client [ckb-cli-repo]: https://github.com/nervosnetwork/ckb-cli [testnet-faucet]: https://faucet.nervos.org/