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octez-client — Interact with the Tezos blockchain. More information: <https://tezos.gitlab.io/introduction/howtouse

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Problem

How to use the octez-client command: Interact with the Tezos blockchain. More information: <https://tezos.gitlab.io/introduction/howtouse.html#client>.

Solution

octez-client — Interact with the Tezos blockchain. More information: <https://tezos.gitlab.io/introduction/howtouse.html#client>.

Configure the client with a connection to a Tezos RPC node such as <https://rpc.ghostnet.teztnets.com>:

octez-client -E {{endpoint}} config update

Create an account and assign a local alias to it:

octez-client gen keys {{alias}}

Get the balance of an account by alias or address:

octez-client get balance for {{alias_or_address}}

Transfer tez to a different account:

octez-client transfer {{5}} from {{alias|address}} to {{alias|address}}

Originate (deploy) a smart contract, assign it a local alias, and set its initial storage as a Michelson-encoded value:

octez-client originate contract {{alias}} transferring {{0}} from {{alias|address}} running {{path/to/source_file.tz}} --init "{{initial_storage}}" --burn_cap {{1}}

Call a smart contract by its alias or address and pass a Michelson-encoded parameter:

octez-client transfer {{0}} from {{alias|address}} to {{contract}} --entrypoint "{{entrypoint}}" --arg "{{parameter}}" --burn-cap {{1}}

Display help:

octez-client man

Code Snippets

Configure the client with a connection to a Tezos RPC node such as <https://rpc.ghostnet.teztnets.com>

octez-client -E {{endpoint}} config update

Create an account and assign a local alias to it

octez-client gen keys {{alias}}

Get the balance of an account by alias or address

octez-client get balance for {{alias_or_address}}

Transfer tez to a different account

octez-client transfer {{5}} from {{alias|address}} to {{alias|address}}

Originate (deploy) a smart contract, assign it a local alias, and set its initial storage as a Michelson-encoded value

octez-client originate contract {{alias}} transferring {{0}} from {{alias|address}} running {{path/to/source_file.tz}} --init "{{initial_storage}}" --burn_cap {{1}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/octez-client

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