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NAME: geth console - Start an interactive JavaScript environment USAGE: geth console [command options] [arguments...] DESCRIPTION: The Geth console is an interactive shell for the JavaScript runtime environment which exposes a node admin interface as well as the Ðapp JavaScript API. See https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/interacting-with-geth/javascript-console. OPTIONS: ACCOUNT --allow-insecure-unlock (default: false) ($GETH_ALLOW_INSECURE_UNLOCK) Allow insecure account unlocking when account-related RPCs are exposed by http --keystore value ($GETH_KEYSTORE) Directory for the keystore (default = inside the datadir) --lightkdf (default: false) ($GETH_LIGHTKDF) Reduce key-derivation RAM & CPU usage at some expense of KDF strength --password value ($GETH_PASSWORD) Password file to use for non-interactive password input --pcscdpath value ($GETH_PCSCDPATH) Path to the smartcard daemon (pcscd) socket file --signer value ($GETH_SIGNER) External signer (url or path to ipc file) --unlock value ($GETH_UNLOCK) Comma separated list of accounts to unlock --usb (default: false) ($GETH_USB) Enable monitoring and management of USB hardware wallets ALIASED (deprecated) --cache.trie.journal value ($GETH_CACHE_TRIE_JOURNAL) Disk journal directory for trie cache to survive node restarts --cache.trie.rejournal value (default: 0s) ($GETH_CACHE_TRIE_REJOURNAL) Time interval to regenerate the trie cache journal --log.backtrace value ($GETH_LOG_BACKTRACE) Request a stack trace at a specific logging statement (deprecated) --log.debug (default: false) ($GETH_LOG_DEBUG) Prepends log messages with call-site location (deprecated) --nousb (default: false) ($GETH_NOUSB) Disables monitoring for and managing USB hardware wallets (deprecated) --txlookuplimit value (default: 2350000) ($GETH_TXLOOKUPLIMIT) Number of recent blocks to maintain transactions index for (default = about one year, 0 = entire chain) (deprecated, use history.transactions instead) --v5disc (default: false) ($GETH_V5DISC) Enables the experimental RLPx V5 (Topic Discovery) mechanism (deprecated, use --discv5 instead) --whitelist value ($GETH_WHITELIST) Comma separated block number-to-hash mappings to enforce (<number>=<hash>) (deprecated in favor of --eth.requiredblocks) API AND CONSOLE --authrpc.addr value (default: "localhost") ($GETH_AUTHRPC_ADDR) Listening address for authenticated APIs --authrpc.jwtsecret value ($GETH_AUTHRPC_JWTSECRET) Path to a JWT secret to use for authenticated RPC endpoints --authrpc.port value (default: 8551) ($GETH_AUTHRPC_PORT) Listening port for authenticated APIs --authrpc.vhosts value (default: "localhost") ($GETH_AUTHRPC_VHOSTS) Comma separated list of virtual hostnames from which to accept requests (server enforced). Accepts '*' wildcard. --exec value ($GETH_EXEC) Execute JavaScript statement --graphql (default: false) ($GETH_GRAPHQL) Enable GraphQL on the HTTP-RPC server. Note that GraphQL can only be started if an HTTP server is started as well. --graphql.corsdomain value ($GETH_GRAPHQL_CORSDOMAIN) Comma separated list of domains from which to accept cross origin requests (browser enforced) --graphql.vhosts value (default: "localhost") ($GETH_GRAPHQL_VHOSTS) Comma separated list of virtual hostnames from which to accept requests (server enforced). Accepts '*' wildcard. --header value, -H value ($GETH_HEADER) Pass custom headers to the RPC server when using --remotedb or the geth attach console. This flag can be given multiple times. --http (default: false) ($GETH_HTTP) Enable the HTTP-RPC server --http.addr value (default: "localhost") ($GETH_HTTP_ADDR) HTTP-RPC server listening interface --http.api value ($GETH_HTTP_API) API's offered over the HTTP-RPC interface --http.corsdomain value ($GETH_HTTP_CORSDOMAIN) Comma separated list of domains from which to accept cross origin requests (browser enforced) --http.port value (default: 8545) ($GETH_HTTP_PORT) HTTP-RPC server listening port --http.rpcprefix value ($GETH_HTTP_RPCPREFIX) HTTP path path prefix on which JSON-RPC is served. Use '/' to serve on all paths. --http.vhosts value (default: "localhost") ($GETH_HTTP_VHOSTS) Comma separated list of virtual hostnames from which to accept requests (server enforced). Accepts '*' wildcard. --ipcdisable (default: false) ($GETH_IPCDISABLE) Disable the IPC-RPC server --ipcpath value ($GETH_IPCPATH) Filename for IPC socket/pipe within the datadir (explicit paths escape it) --jspath value (default: .) ($GETH_JSPATH) JavaScript root path for `loadScript` --preload value ($GETH_PRELOAD) Comma separated list of JavaScript files to preload into the console --rpc.allow-unprotected-txs (default: false) ($GETH_RPC_ALLOW_UNPROTECTED_TXS) Allow for unprotected (non EIP155 signed) transactions to be submitted via RPC --rpc.batch-request-limit value (default: 1000) ($GETH_RPC_BATCH_REQUEST_LIMIT) Maximum number of requests in a batch --rpc.batch-response-max-size value (default: 25000000) ($GETH_RPC_BATCH_RESPONSE_MAX_SIZE) Maximum number of bytes returned from a batched call --rpc.enabledeprecatedpersonal (default: false) ($GETH_RPC_ENABLEDEPRECATEDPERSONAL) Enables the (deprecated) personal namespace --rpc.evmtimeout value (default: 5s) ($GETH_RPC_EVMTIMEOUT) Sets a timeout used for eth_call (0=infinite) --rpc.gascap value (default: 50000000) ($GETH_RPC_GASCAP) Sets a cap on gas that can be used in eth_call/estimateGas (0=infinite) --rpc.txfeecap value (default: 1) ($GETH_RPC_TXFEECAP) Sets a cap on transaction fee (in ether) that can be sent via the RPC APIs (0 = no cap) --ws (default: false) ($GETH_WS) Enable the WS-RPC server --ws.addr value (default: "localhost") ($GETH_WS_ADDR) WS-RPC server listening interface --ws.api value ($GETH_WS_API) API's offered over the WS-RPC interface --ws.origins value ($GETH_WS_ORIGINS) Origins from which to accept websockets requests --ws.port value (default: 8546) ($GETH_WS_PORT) WS-RPC server listening port --ws.rpcprefix value ($GETH_WS_RPCPREFIX) HTTP path prefix on which JSON-RPC is served. Use '/' to serve on all paths. DEVELOPER CHAIN --dev (default: false) ($GETH_DEV) Ephemeral proof-of-authority network with a pre-funded developer account, mining enabled --dev.gaslimit value (default: 11500000) ($GETH_DEV_GASLIMIT) Initial block gas limit --dev.period value (default: 0) ($GETH_DEV_PERIOD) Block period to use in developer mode (0 = mine only if transaction pending) ETHEREUM --bloomfilter.size value (default: 2048) ($GETH_BLOOMFILTER_SIZE) Megabytes of memory allocated to bloom-filter for pruning --config value ($GETH_CONFIG) TOML configuration file --datadir value (default: /Users/user/Library/Ethereum) ($GETH_DATADIR) Data directory for the databases and keystore --datadir.ancient value ($GETH_DATADIR_ANCIENT) Root directory for ancient data (default = inside chaindata) --datadir.minfreedisk value ($GETH_DATADIR_MINFREEDISK) Minimum free disk space in MB, once reached triggers auto shut down (default = --cache.gc converted to MB, 0 = disabled) --db.engine value ($GETH_DB_ENGINE) Backing database implementation to use ('pebble' or 'leveldb') --eth.requiredblocks value ($GETH_ETH_REQUIREDBLOCKS) Comma separated block number-to-hash mappings to require for peering (<number>=<hash>) --exitwhensynced (default: false) ($GETH_EXITWHENSYNCED) Exits after block synchronisation completes --goerli (default: false) ($GETH_GOERLI) Görli network: pre-configured proof-of-authority test network --holesky (default: false) ($GETH_HOLESKY) Holesky network: pre-configured proof-of-stake test network --mainnet (default: false) ($GETH_MAINNET) Ethereum mainnet --networkid value (default: 0) ($GETH_NETWORKID) Explicitly set network id (integer)(For testnets: use --goerli, --sepolia, --holesky instead) --override.cancun value (default: 0) ($GETH_OVERRIDE_CANCUN) Manually specify the Cancun fork timestamp, overriding the bundled setting --override.verkle value (default: 0) ($GETH_OVERRIDE_VERKLE) Manually specify the Verkle fork timestamp, overriding the bundled setting --sepolia (default: false) ($GETH_SEPOLIA) Sepolia network: pre-configured proof-of-work test network --snapshot (default: true) ($GETH_SNAPSHOT) Enables snapshot-database mode (default = enable) GAS PRICE ORACLE --gpo.blocks value (default: 20) ($GETH_GPO_BLOCKS) Number of recent blocks to check for gas prices --gpo.ignoreprice value (default: 2) ($GETH_GPO_IGNOREPRICE) Gas price below which gpo will ignore transactions --gpo.maxprice value (default: 500000000000) ($GETH_GPO_MAXPRICE) Maximum transaction priority fee (or gasprice before London fork) to be recommended by gpo --gpo.percentile value (default: 60) ($GETH_GPO_PERCENTILE) Suggested gas price is the given percentile of a set of recent transaction gas prices LIGHT CLIENT --light.egress value (default: 0) ($GETH_LIGHT_EGRESS) Outgoing bandwidth limit for serving light clients (deprecated) --light.ingress value (default: 0) ($GETH_LIGHT_INGRESS) Incoming bandwidth limit for serving light clients (deprecated) --light.maxpeers value (default: 100) ($GETH_LIGHT_MAXPEERS) Maximum number of light clients to serve, or light servers to attach to (deprecated) --light.nopruning (default: false) ($GETH_LIGHT_NOPRUNING) Disable ancient light chain data pruning (deprecated) --light.nosyncserve (default: false) ($GETH_LIGHT_NOSYNCSERVE) Enables serving light clients before syncing (deprecated) --light.serve value (default: 0) ($GETH_LIGHT_SERVE) Maximum percentage of time allowed for serving LES requests (deprecated) LOGGING AND DEBUGGING --nocompaction (default: false) ($GETH_NOCOMPACTION) Disables db compaction after import --remotedb value ($GETH_REMOTEDB) URL for remote database METRICS AND STATS --ethstats value ($GETH_ETHSTATS) Reporting URL of a ethstats service (nodename:secret@host:port) MINER --mine (default: false) ($GETH_MINE) Enable mining --miner.etherbase value ($GETH_MINER_ETHERBASE) 0x prefixed public address for block mining rewards --miner.extradata value ($GETH_MINER_EXTRADATA) Block extra data set by the miner (default = client version) --miner.gaslimit value (default: 30000000) ($GETH_MINER_GASLIMIT) Target gas ceiling for mined blocks --miner.gasprice value (default: 0) ($GETH_MINER_GASPRICE) Minimum gas price for mining a transaction --miner.newpayload-timeout value (default: 2s) ($GETH_MINER_NEWPAYLOAD_TIMEOUT) Specify the maximum time allowance for creating a new payload --miner.recommit value (default: 2s) ($GETH_MINER_RECOMMIT) Time interval to recreate the block being mined MISC --synctarget value ($GETH_SYNCTARGET) Hash of the block to full sync to (dev testing feature) NETWORKING --bootnodes value ($GETH_BOOTNODES) Comma separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap --discovery.dns value ($GETH_DISCOVERY_DNS) Sets DNS discovery entry points (use "" to disable DNS) --discovery.port value (default: 30303) ($GETH_DISCOVERY_PORT) Use a custom UDP port for P2P discovery --discovery.v4, --discv4 (default: true) ($GETH_DISCOVERY_V4) Enables the V4 discovery mechanism --discovery.v5, --discv5 (default: false) ($GETH_DISCOVERY_V5) Enables the experimental RLPx V5 (Topic Discovery) mechanism --identity value ($GETH_IDENTITY) Custom node name --maxpeers value (default: 50) ($GETH_MAXPEERS) Maximum number of network peers (network disabled if set to 0) --maxpendpeers value (default: 0) ($GETH_MAXPENDPEERS) Maximum number of pending connection attempts (defaults used if set to 0) --nat value (default: "any") ($GETH_NAT) NAT port mapping mechanism (any|none|upnp|pmp|pmp:<IP>|extip:<IP>) --netrestrict value ($GETH_NETRESTRICT) Restricts network communication to the given IP networks (CIDR masks) --nodekey value ($GETH_NODEKEY) P2P node key file --nodekeyhex value ($GETH_NODEKEYHEX) P2P node key as hex (for testing) --nodiscover (default: false) ($GETH_NODISCOVER) Disables the peer discovery mechanism (manual peer addition) --port value (default: 30303) ($GETH_PORT) Network listening port PERFORMANCE TUNING --cache value (default: 1024) ($GETH_CACHE) Megabytes of memory allocated to internal caching (default = 4096 mainnet full node, 128 light mode) --cache.blocklogs value (default: 32) ($GETH_CACHE_BLOCKLOGS) Size (in number of blocks) of the log cache for filtering --cache.database value (default: 50) ($GETH_CACHE_DATABASE) Percentage of cache memory allowance to use for database io --cache.gc value (default: 25) ($GETH_CACHE_GC) Percentage of cache memory allowance to use for trie pruning (default = 25% full mode, 0% archive mode) --cache.noprefetch (default: false) ($GETH_CACHE_NOPREFETCH) Disable heuristic state prefetch during block import (less CPU and disk IO, more time waiting for data) --cache.preimages (default: false) ($GETH_CACHE_PREIMAGES) Enable recording the SHA3/keccak preimages of trie keys --cache.snapshot value (default: 10) ($GETH_CACHE_SNAPSHOT) Percentage of cache memory allowance to use for snapshot caching (default = 10% full mode, 20% archive mode) --cache.trie value (default: 15) ($GETH_CACHE_TRIE) Percentage of cache memory allowance to use for trie caching (default = 15% full mode, 30% archive mode) --crypto.kzg value (default: "gokzg") ($GETH_CRYPTO_KZG) KZG library implementation to use; gokzg (recommended) or ckzg --fdlimit value (default: 0) ($GETH_FDLIMIT) Raise the open file descriptor resource limit (default = system fd limit) STATE HISTORY MANAGEMENT --gcmode value (default: "full") ($GETH_GCMODE) Blockchain garbage collection mode, only relevant in state.scheme=hash ("full", "archive") --history.state value (default: 90000) ($GETH_HISTORY_STATE) Number of recent blocks to retain state history for (default = 90,000 blocks, 0 = entire chain) --history.transactions value (default: 2350000) ($GETH_HISTORY_TRANSACTIONS) Number of recent blocks to maintain transactions index for (default = about one year, 0 = entire chain) --state.scheme value ($GETH_STATE_SCHEME) Scheme to use for storing ethereum state ('hash' or 'path') --syncmode value (default: snap) ($GETH_SYNCMODE) Blockchain sync mode ("snap" or "full") TRANSACTION POOL (BLOB) --blobpool.datacap value (default: 10737418240) ($GETH_BLOBPOOL_DATACAP) Disk space to allocate for pending blob transactions (soft limit) --blobpool.datadir value (default: "blobpool") ($GETH_BLOBPOOL_DATADIR) Data directory to store blob transactions in --blobpool.pricebump value (default: 100) ($GETH_BLOBPOOL_PRICEBUMP) Price bump percentage to replace an already existing blob transaction TRANSACTION POOL (EVM) --txpool.accountqueue value (default: 64) ($GETH_TXPOOL_ACCOUNTQUEUE) Maximum number of non-executable transaction slots permitted per account --txpool.accountslots value (default: 16) ($GETH_TXPOOL_ACCOUNTSLOTS) Minimum number of executable transaction slots guaranteed per account --txpool.globalqueue value (default: 1024) ($GETH_TXPOOL_GLOBALQUEUE) Maximum number of non-executable transaction slots for all accounts --txpool.globalslots value (default: 5120) ($GETH_TXPOOL_GLOBALSLOTS) Maximum number of executable transaction slots for all accounts --txpool.journal value (default: "transactions.rlp") ($GETH_TXPOOL_JOURNAL) Disk journal for local transaction to survive node restarts --txpool.lifetime value (default: 3h0m0s) ($GETH_TXPOOL_LIFETIME) Maximum amount of time non-executable transaction are queued --txpool.locals value ($GETH_TXPOOL_LOCALS) Comma separated accounts to treat as locals (no flush, priority inclusion) --txpool.nolocals (default: false) ($GETH_TXPOOL_NOLOCALS) Disables price exemptions for locally submitted transactions --txpool.pricebump value (default: 10) ($GETH_TXPOOL_PRICEBUMP) Price bump percentage to replace an already existing transaction --txpool.pricelimit value (default: 1) ($GETH_TXPOOL_PRICELIMIT) Minimum gas price tip to enforce for acceptance into the pool --txpool.rejournal value (default: 1h0m0s) ($GETH_TXPOOL_REJOURNAL) Time interval to regenerate the local transaction journal VIRTUAL MACHINE --vmdebug (default: false) ($GETH_VMDEBUG) Record information useful for VM and contract debugging
geth console [ --help ]geth [ account | console | --authrpc.addr | version | --sepolia | --goerli | --pprof | --http | --syncmode | --mine ] --help, Geth logs, geth logs WARN,Log.Error, ports:8551, 30303, 8547, ~/.ethereum/geth/
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