diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be03d38b..37182b1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,20 +56,17 @@ surge --domain raspy-songs.surge.sh
The `_data/cliRef.json` file is generated from the `blockstack-cli` subcommand `docs`. This data file is consumed by the `_includes/commandline.md` file which is used to serve up the reference.
-1. Install the latest version of the cli.
+1. Install the latest version of the cli according to the instructions at: https://github.com/blockstack/cli-blockstack
- ```
- $ npm install -g https://github.com/blockstack/cli-blockstack
-
- ```
-
-2. Generate the json for the cli in the `docs.blockstack1 repo.
+2. Generate the json for the cli in the `docs.blockstack` repo.
```
$ blockstack-cli docs | python -m json.tool > _data/cliRef.json
```
-3. Make sure the generated docs are clean.
+3. Make sure the generated docs are clean by building the documentation.
+
+ If you run into any problem in the generation usually it results from a problem in the repo. You can make a pull request back to the repo to fix anything.
## Clarity Reference
diff --git a/_data/cliRef.json b/_data/cliRef.json
index e2c1ce90..d40c619f 100644
--- a/_data/cliRef.json
+++ b/_data/cliRef.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
],
"command": "announce",
"group": "Peer Services",
- "usage": "Broadcast a message on the blockchain for subscribers to read. The MESSAGE_HASH argument must be the hash of a previously-announced zone file. The OWNER_KEY used to sign the transaction must correspond to the Blockstack ID to which other users have already subscribed. OWNER_KEY can be a single private key or a serialized multisig private key bundle.\n\nIf this command succeeds, it will print a transaction ID. The rest of the Blockstack peer network will process it once the transaction reaches 7 confirmations.\n\nExamples:\n\n $ # Tip: You can obtain the owner key with the get_owner_keys command\n $ export OWNER_KEY=\"136ff26efa5db6f06b28f9c8c7a0216a1a52598045162abfe435d13036154a1b01\"\n $ blockstack-cli announce 737c631c7c5d911c6617993c21fba731363f1cfe \"$OWNER_KEY\"\n d51749aeec2803e91a2f8bdec8d3e413491fd816b4962372b214ab74acb0bba8\n\n $ export OWNER_KEY=\"2,136ff26efa5db6f06b28f9c8c7a0216a1a52598045162abfe435d13036154a1b01,1885cba486a42960499d1f137ef3a475725ceb11f45d74631f9928280196f67401,2418981c7f3a91d4467a65a518e14fafa30e07e6879c11fab7106ea72b49a7cb01\"\n $ blockstack-cli announce 737c631c7c5d911c6617993c21fba731363f1cfe \"$OWNER_KEY\"\n 8136a1114098893b28a693e8d84451abf99ee37ef8766f4bc59808eed76968c9\n\n"
+ "usage": "Broadcast a message on the blockchain for subscribers to read. The `MESSAGE_HASH` argument must be the hash of a previously-announced zone file. The `OWNER_KEY` used to sign the transaction must correspond to the Blockstack ID to which other users have already subscribed. `OWNER_KEY` can be a single private key or a serialized multisig private key bundle.\n\nIf this command succeeds, it will print a transaction ID. The rest of the Blockstack peer network will process it once the transaction reaches 7 confirmations.\n\nExamples:\n\n $ # Tip: You can obtain the owner key with the get_owner_keys command\n $ export OWNER_KEY=\"136ff26efa5db6f06b28f9c8c7a0216a1a52598045162abfe435d13036154a1b01\"\n $ blockstack-cli announce 737c631c7c5d911c6617993c21fba731363f1cfe \"$OWNER_KEY\"\n d51749aeec2803e91a2f8bdec8d3e413491fd816b4962372b214ab74acb0bba8\n\n $ export OWNER_KEY=\"2,136ff26efa5db6f06b28f9c8c7a0216a1a52598045162abfe435d13036154a1b01,1885cba486a42960499d1f137ef3a475725ceb11f45d74631f9928280196f67401,2418981c7f3a91d4467a65a518e14fafa30e07e6879c11fab7106ea72b49a7cb01\"\n $ blockstack-cli announce 737c631c7c5d911c6617993c21fba731363f1cfe \"$OWNER_KEY\"\n 8136a1114098893b28a693e8d84451abf99ee37ef8766f4bc59808eed76968c9\n\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
],
"command": "encrypt_keychain",
"group": "Key Management",
- "usage": "Encrypt a 12-word backup phrase, which can be decrypted later with the decrypt_backup_phrase command. The password will be prompted if not given.\n\nExample:\n\n $ # password is \"asdf\"\n $ blockstack-cli encrypt_keychain \"section amount spend resemble spray verify night immune tattoo best emotion parrot\"\n Enter password:\n Enter password again:\n M+DnBHYb1fgw4N3oZ+5uTEAua5bAWkgTW/SjmmBhGGbJtjOtqVV+RrLJEJOgT35hBon4WKdGWye2vTdgqDo7+HIobwJwkQtN2YF9g3zPsKk="
+ "usage": "Encrypt a 12-word backup phrase, which can be decrypted later with the `decrypt_backup_phrase` command. The password will be prompted if not given.\n\nExample:\n\n $ # password is \"asdf\"\n $ blockstack-cli encrypt_keychain \"section amount spend resemble spray verify night immune tattoo best emotion parrot\"\n Enter password:\n Enter password again:\n M+DnBHYb1fgw4N3oZ+5uTEAua5bAWkgTW/SjmmBhGGbJtjOtqVV+RrLJEJOgT35hBon4WKdGWye2vTdgqDo7+HIobwJwkQtN2YF9g3zPsKk="
},
{
"args": [
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
],
"command": "gaia_dump_bucket",
"group": "Gaia",
- "usage": "Download the contents of a Gaia hub bucket to a given directory. The GAIA_HUB argument must correspond to the *write* endpoint of the Gaia hub -- that is, you should be able to fetch $GAIA_HUB/hub_info. If DUMP_DIR does not exist, it will be created.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export BACKUP_PHRASE=\"section amount spend resemble spray verify night immune tattoo best emotion parrot\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_dump_bucket hello.id.blockstack https://sample.app https://hub.blockstack.org \"$BACKUP_PHRASE\" ./backups\n Download 3 files...\n Download hello_world to ./backups/hello_world\n Download dir/format to ./backups/dir\\x2fformat\n Download /.dotfile to ./backups/\\x2f.dotfile\n 3\n"
+ "usage": "Download the contents of a Gaia hub bucket to a given directory. The `GAIA_HUB` argument must correspond to the *write* endpoint of the Gaia hub -- that is, you should be able to fetch `$GAIA_HUB/hub_info`. If `DUMP_DIR` does not exist, it will be created.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export BACKUP_PHRASE=\"section amount spend resemble spray verify night immune tattoo best emotion parrot\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_dump_bucket hello.id.blockstack https://sample.app https://hub.blockstack.org \"$BACKUP_PHRASE\" ./backups\n Download 3 files...\n Download hello_world to ./backups/hello_world\n Download dir/format to ./backups/dir\\x2fformat\n Download /.dotfile to ./backups/\\x2f.dotfile\n 3\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
],
"command": "gaia_getfile",
"group": "Gaia",
- "usage": "Get a file from another user's Gaia hub. Prints the file data to stdout. If you want to read an encrypted file, and/or verify a signed file, then you must pass an app private key, and pass 1 for DECRYPT and/or VERIFY. If the file is encrypted, and you do not pass an app private key, then this command downloads the ciphertext. If the file is signed, and you want to download its data and its signature, then you must run this command twice -- once to get the file contents at FILENAME, and once to get the signature (whose name will be FILENAME.sig).\n\nGaia is a key-value store, so it does not have any built-in notion of directories. However, most underlying storage systems do -- directory separators in the name of a file in Gaia may be internally treated as first-class directories (it depends on the Gaia hub's driver).As such, repeated directory separators will be treated as a single directory separator by this command. For example, the file name a/b.txt, /a/b.txt, and ///a////b.txt will be treated as identical.\n\nExample without encryption:\n\n $ # Get an unencrypted, unsigned file\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_getfile ryan.id http://public.ykliao.com statuses.json\n [{\"id\":0,\"text\":\"Hello, Blockstack!\",\"created_at\":1515786983492}]\n\nExample with encryption:\n\n $ # Get an encrypted file without decrypting\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_getfile ryan.id https://app.graphitedocs.com documentscollection.json\n $ # Get an encrypted file, and decrypt it\n $ # Tip: You can obtain the app key with the get_app_keys command\n $ export APP_KEY=\"3ac770e8c3d88b1003bf4a0a148ceb920a6172bdade8e0325a1ed1480ab4fb19\"\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_getfile ryan.id https://app.graphitedocs.com documentscollection.json \"$APP_KEY\" 1 0\n"
+ "usage": "Get a file from another user's Gaia hub. Prints the file data to stdout. If you want to read an encrypted file, and/or verify a signed file, then you must pass an app private key, and pass 1 for `DECRYPT` and/or `VERIFY`. If the file is encrypted, and you do not pass an app private key, then this command downloads the ciphertext. If the file is signed, and you want to download its data and its signature, then you must run this command twice -- once to get the file contents at `FILENAME`, and once to get the signature (whose name will be `FILENAME`.sig).\n\nGaia is a key-value store, so it does not have any built-in notion of directories. However, most underlying storage systems do -- directory separators in the name of a file in Gaia may be internally treated as first-class directories (it depends on the Gaia hub's driver).As such, repeated directory separators will be treated as a single directory separator by this command. For example, the file name `a/b.txt`, `/a/b.txt`, and `///a////b.txt` will be treated as identical.\n\nExample without encryption:\n\n $ # Get an unencrypted, unsigned file\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_getfile ryan.id http://public.ykliao.com statuses.json\n [{\"id\":0,\"text\":\"Hello, Blockstack!\",\"created_at\":1515786983492}]\n\nExample with encryption:\n\n $ # Get an encrypted file without decrypting\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_getfile ryan.id https://app.graphitedocs.com documentscollection.json\n $ # Get an encrypted file, and decrypt it\n $ # Tip: You can obtain the app key with the get_app_keys command\n $ export APP_KEY=\"3ac770e8c3d88b1003bf4a0a148ceb920a6172bdade8e0325a1ed1480ab4fb19\"\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_getfile ryan.id https://app.graphitedocs.com documentscollection.json \"$APP_KEY\" 1 0\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
],
"command": "gaia_putfile",
"group": "Gaia",
- "usage": "Put a file into a given Gaia hub, authenticating with the given app private key. Optionally encrypt and/or sign the data with the given app private key. If the file is successfully stored, this command prints out the URLs at which it can be fetched.\n\nGaia is a key-value store, so it does not have any built-in notion of directories. However, most underlying storage systems do -- directory separators in the name of a file in Gaia may be internally treated as first-class directories (it depends on the Gaia hub's driver).As such, repeated directory separators will be treated as a single directory separator by this command. For example, the file name a/b.txt, /a/b.txt, and ///a////b.txt will be treated as identical.\n\nExample:\n\n $ # Store 4 versions of a file: plaintext, encrypted, signed, and encrypted+signed\n $ # Tip: You can obtain the app key with the get_app_keys command.\n $ export APP_KEY=\"3ac770e8c3d88b1003bf4a0a148ceb920a6172bdade8e0325a1ed1480ab4fb19\"\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_putfile https://hub.blockstack.org \"$APP_KEY\" /path/to/file.txt file.txt\n {\n \"urls\": \"https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub/19KAzYp4kSKozeAGMUsnuqkEGdgQQLEvwo/file.txt\"\n }\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_putfile https://hub.blockstack.org \"$APP_KEY\" /path/to/file.txt file-encrypted.txt 1\n {\n \"urls\": \"https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub/19KAzYp4kSKozeAGMUsnuqkEGdgQQLEvwo/file-encrypted.txt\"\n }\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_putfile https://hub.blockstack.org \"$APP_KEY\" /path/to/file.txt file-signed.txt 0 1\n {\n \"urls\": \"https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub/19KAzYp4kSKozeAGMUsnuqkEGdgQQLEvwo/file-signed.txt\"\n }\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_putfile https://hub.blockstack.org \"$APP_KEY\" /path/to/file.txt file-encrypted-signed.txt 1 1\n {\n \"urls\": \"https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub/19KAzYp4kSKozeAGMUsnuqkEGdgQQLEvwo/file-encrypted-signed.txt\"\n }\n"
+ "usage": "Put a file into a given Gaia hub, authenticating with the given app private key. Optionally encrypt and/or sign the data with the given app private key. If the file is successfully stored, this command prints out the URLs at which it can be fetched.\n\nGaia is a key-value store, so it does not have any built-in notion of directories. However, most underlying storage systems do -- directory separators in the name of a file in Gaia may be internally treated as first-class directories (it depends on the Gaia hub's driver).As such, repeated directory separators will be treated as a single directory separator by this command. For example, the file name `a/b.txt`, `/a/b.txt`, and `///a////b.txt` will be treated as identical.\n\nExample:\n\n $ # Store 4 versions of a file: plaintext, encrypted, signed, and encrypted+signed\n $ # Tip: You can obtain the app key with the get_app_keys command.\n $ export APP_KEY=\"3ac770e8c3d88b1003bf4a0a148ceb920a6172bdade8e0325a1ed1480ab4fb19\"\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_putfile https://hub.blockstack.org \"$APP_KEY\" /path/to/file.txt file.txt\n {\n \"urls\": \"https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub/19KAzYp4kSKozeAGMUsnuqkEGdgQQLEvwo/file.txt\"\n }\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_putfile https://hub.blockstack.org \"$APP_KEY\" /path/to/file.txt file-encrypted.txt 1\n {\n \"urls\": \"https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub/19KAzYp4kSKozeAGMUsnuqkEGdgQQLEvwo/file-encrypted.txt\"\n }\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_putfile https://hub.blockstack.org \"$APP_KEY\" /path/to/file.txt file-signed.txt 0 1\n {\n \"urls\": \"https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub/19KAzYp4kSKozeAGMUsnuqkEGdgQQLEvwo/file-signed.txt\"\n }\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_putfile https://hub.blockstack.org \"$APP_KEY\" /path/to/file.txt file-encrypted-signed.txt 1 1\n {\n \"urls\": \"https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub/19KAzYp4kSKozeAGMUsnuqkEGdgQQLEvwo/file-encrypted-signed.txt\"\n }\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
],
"command": "gaia_restore_bucket",
"group": "Gaia",
- "usage": "Upload the contents of a previously-dumped Gaia bucket to a new Gaia hub. The GAIA_HUB argument must correspond to the *write* endpoint of the Gaia hub -- that is, you should be able to fetch $GAIA_HUB/hub_info. DUMP_DIR must contain the file contents created by a previous successful run of the gaia_dump_bucket command, and both NAME_OR_ID_ADDRESS and APP_ORIGIN must be the same as they were when it was run.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export BACKUP_PHRASE=\"section amount spend resemble spray verify night immune tattoo best emotion parrot\"\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_restore_bucket hello.id.blockstack https://sample.app https://new.gaia.hub \"$BACKUP_PHRASE\" ./backups\n Uploaded ./backups/hello_world to https://new.gaia.hub/hub/1Lr8ggSgdmfcb4764woYutUfFqQMjEoKHc/hello_world\n Uploaded ./backups/dir\\x2fformat to https://new.gaia.hub/hub/1Lr8ggSgdmfcb4764woYutUfFqQMjEoKHc/dir/format\n Uploaded ./backups/\\x2f.dotfile to https://new.gaia.hub/hub/1Lr8ggSgdmfcb4764woYutUfFqQMjEoKHc//.dotfile\n 3\n"
+ "usage": "Upload the contents of a previously-dumped Gaia bucket to a new Gaia hub. The `GAIA_HUB` argument must correspond to the *write* endpoint of the Gaia hub -- that is, you should be able to fetch `$GAIA_HUB/hub_info`. `DUMP_DIR` must contain the file contents created by a previous successful run of the gaia_dump_bucket command, and both `NAME_OR_ID_ADDRESS` and `APP_ORIGIN` must be the same as they were when it was run.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export BACKUP_PHRASE=\"section amount spend resemble spray verify night immune tattoo best emotion parrot\"\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_restore_bucket hello.id.blockstack https://sample.app https://new.gaia.hub \"$BACKUP_PHRASE\" ./backups\n Uploaded ./backups/hello_world to https://new.gaia.hub/hub/1Lr8ggSgdmfcb4764woYutUfFqQMjEoKHc/hello_world\n Uploaded ./backups/dir\\x2fformat to https://new.gaia.hub/hub/1Lr8ggSgdmfcb4764woYutUfFqQMjEoKHc/dir/format\n Uploaded ./backups/\\x2f.dotfile to https://new.gaia.hub/hub/1Lr8ggSgdmfcb4764woYutUfFqQMjEoKHc//.dotfile\n 3\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
],
"command": "gaia_sethub",
"group": "Gaia",
- "usage": "Set the Gaia hub for a particular application for a Blockstack ID. If the command succeeds, the URLs to your updated profile will be printed and your profile will contain an entry in its \"apps\" key that links the given APP_ORIGIN to the given APP_GAIA_HUB. Note that both OWNER_GAIA_HUB and APP_GAIA_HUB must be the *write* endpoints of their respective Gaia hubs.\n\nYour 12-word phrase (in either raw or encrypted form) is required to re-sign and store your profile and to generate an app-specific key and Gaia bucket. If you give the encrypted backup phrase, you will be prompted for a password.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export BACKUP_PHRASE=\"soap fog wealth upon actual blossom neither timber phone exile monkey vocal\"\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_sethub hello_world.id https://hub.blockstack.org https://my.cool.app https://my.app.gaia.hub \"$BACKUP_PHRASE\"\n {\n \"profileUrls\": {\n \"error\": null,\n \"dataUrls\": [\n \"https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub/1ArdkA2oLaKnbNbLccBaFhEV4pYju8hJ82/profile.json\"\n ]\n }\n }\n \n $ # You can check the new apps entry with curl and jq as follows:\n $ curl -sL https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub/1ArdkA2oLaKnbNbLccBaFhEV4pYju8hJ82/profile.json | jq \".[0].decodedToken.payload.claim.apps\"\n {\n \"https://my.cool.app\": \"https://my.app.gaia.hub/hub/1EqzyQLJ15KG1WQmi5cf1HtmSeqS1Wb8tY/\"\n }\n\n"
+ "usage": "Set the Gaia hub for a particular application for a Blockstack ID. If the command succeeds, the URLs to your updated profile will be printed and your profile will contain an entry in its \"apps\" key that links the given `APP_ORIGIN` to the given `APP_GAIA_HUB`.\n\nNOTE: Both `OWNER_GAIA_HUB` and `APP_GAIA_HUB` must be the *write* endpoints of their respective Gaia hubs.\n\nYour 12-word phrase (in either raw or encrypted form) is required to re-sign and store your profile and to generate an app-specific key and Gaia bucket. If you give the encrypted backup phrase, you will be prompted for a password.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export BACKUP_PHRASE=\"soap fog wealth upon actual blossom neither timber phone exile monkey vocal\"\n $ blockstack-cli gaia_sethub hello_world.id https://hub.blockstack.org https://my.cool.app https://my.app.gaia.hub \"$BACKUP_PHRASE\"\n {\n \"profileUrls\": {\n \"error\": null,\n \"dataUrls\": [\n \"https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub/1ArdkA2oLaKnbNbLccBaFhEV4pYju8hJ82/profile.json\"\n ]\n }\n }\n \n $ # You can check the new apps entry with curl and jq as follows:\n $ curl -sL https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub/1ArdkA2oLaKnbNbLccBaFhEV4pYju8hJ82/profile.json | jq \".[0].decodedToken.payload.claim.apps\"\n {\n \"https://my.cool.app\": \"https://my.app.gaia.hub/hub/1EqzyQLJ15KG1WQmi5cf1HtmSeqS1Wb8tY/\"\n }\n\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
],
"command": "get_blockchain_history",
"group": "Querying Blockstack IDs",
- "usage": "Get the low-level blockchain-hosted history of operations on a Blocktack ID. This command is used mainly for debugging and diagnostics, and is not guaranteed to be stable across releases."
+ "usage": "Get the low-level blockchain-hosted history of operations on a Blockstack ID. This command is used mainly for debugging and diagnostics, and is not guaranteed to be stable across releases."
},
{
"args": [
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
],
"command": "get_app_keys",
"group": "Key Management",
- "usage": "Get the application private key from a 12-word backup phrase and a name or ID-address. This is the private key used to sign data in Gaia, and its address is the Gaia bucket address. If you provide your encrypted backup phrase, you will be asked to decrypt it. If you provide a name instead of an ID-address, its ID-address will be queried automatically (note that this means that the name must already be registered). Note that this command does NOT verify whether or not the name or ID-address was created by the backup phrase. You should do this yourself via the \"get_owner_keys\" command if you are not sure.\nThere are two derivation paths emitted by this command: a \"keyInfo\" path and a \"legacyKeyInfo\"path. You should use the one that matches the Gaia hub read URL's address, if you have already signed in before. If not, then you should use the \"keyInfo\" path when possible.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export BACKUP_PHRASE=\"one race buffalo dynamic icon drip width lake extra forest fee kit\"\n $ blockstack-cli get_app_keys \"$BACKUP_PHRASE\" example.id.blockstack https://my.cool.dapp\n {\n \"keyInfo\": {\n \"privateKey\": \"TODO\",\n \"address\": \"TODO\"\n },\n \"legacyKeyInfo\": {\n \"privateKey\": \"90f9ec4e13fb9a00243b4c1510075157229bda73076c7c721208c2edca28ea8b\",\n \"address\": \"1Lr8ggSgdmfcb4764woYutUfFqQMjEoKHc\"\n },\n \"ownerKeyIndex\": 0\n }"
+ "usage": "Get the application private key from a 12-word backup phrase and a name or ID-address. This is the private key used to sign data in Gaia, and its address is the Gaia bucket address. If you provide your encrypted backup phrase, you will be asked to decrypt it. If you provide a name instead of an ID-address, its ID-address will be queried automatically (note that this means that the name must already be registered).\n\nNOTE: This command does NOT verify whether or not the name or ID-address was created by the backup phrase. You should do this yourself via the `get_owner_keys` command if you are not sure.\n\nThere are two derivation paths emitted by this command: a `keyInfo` path and a `legacyKeyInfo`path. You should use the one that matches the Gaia hub read URL's address, if you have already signed in before. If not, then you should use the `keyInfo` path when possible.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export BACKUP_PHRASE=\"one race buffalo dynamic icon drip width lake extra forest fee kit\"\n $ blockstack-cli get_app_keys \"$BACKUP_PHRASE\" example.id.blockstack https://my.cool.dapp\n {\n \"keyInfo\": {\n \"privateKey\": \"TODO\",\n \"address\": \"TODO\"\n },\n \"legacyKeyInfo\": {\n \"privateKey\": \"90f9ec4e13fb9a00243b4c1510075157229bda73076c7c721208c2edca28ea8b\",\n \"address\": \"1Lr8ggSgdmfcb4764woYutUfFqQMjEoKHc\"\n },\n \"ownerKeyIndex\": 0\n }"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
],
"command": "make_zonefile",
"group": "Peer Services",
- "usage": "Generate a zone file for a Blockstack ID with the given profile URL. If you know the ID-address for the Blockstack ID, the profile URL usually takes the form of:\n\n {GAIA_URL_PREFIX}/{ADDRESS}/profile.json\n\nwhere {GAIA_URL_PREFIX} is the *read* endpoint of your Gaia hub (e.g. https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub) and {ADDRESS} is the base58check part of your ID-address (i.e. the string following 'ID-').\n\nExample:\n\n $ blockstack-cli make_zonefile example.id ID-1ArdkA2oLaKnbNbLccBaFhEV4pYju8hJ82 https://my.gaia.hub/hub\n $ORIGIN example.id\n $TTL 3600\n _http._tcp IN URI 10 1 \"https://my.gaia.hub/hub/1ArdkA2oLaKnbNbLccBaFhEV4pYju8hJ82/profile.json\"\n\n"
+ "usage": "Generate a zone file for a Blockstack ID with the given profile URL. If you know the ID-address for the Blockstack ID, the profile URL usually takes the form of:\n\n {GAIA_URL_PREFIX}/{ADDRESS}/profile.json\n\nwhere `{GAIA_URL_PREFIX}` is the *read* endpoint of your Gaia hub (e.g. https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub) and `{ADDRESS}` is the base58check part of your ID-address (i.e. the string following 'ID-').\n\nExample:\n\n $ blockstack-cli make_zonefile example.id ID-1ArdkA2oLaKnbNbLccBaFhEV4pYju8hJ82 https://my.gaia.hub/hub\n $ORIGIN example.id\n $TTL 3600\n _http._tcp IN URI 10 1 \"https://my.gaia.hub/hub/1ArdkA2oLaKnbNbLccBaFhEV4pYju8hJ82/profile.json\"\n\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@
],
"command": "name_import",
"group": "Namespace Operations",
- "usage": "Import a name into a namespace you revealed. The REVEAL_KEY must be the same as the key that revealed the namespace. You can only import a name into a namespace if the namespace has not yet been launched (i.e. via `namespace_ready`), and if the namespace was revealed less than a year ago (52595 blocks ago).\n\nA zone file will be generated for this name automatically, if \"ZONEFILE\" is not given. By default, the zone file will have a URL to the name owner's profile prefixed by GAIA_URL_PREFIX. If you know the *write* endpoint for the name owner's Gaia hub, you can find out the GAIA_URL_PREFIX to use with \"curl $GAIA_HUB/hub_info\".\n\nIf you specify an argument for \"ZONEFILE,\" then the GAIA_URL_PREFIX argument is ignored in favor of your custom zone file on disk.\n\nIf you specify a valid zone file hash for \"ZONEFILE_HASH,\" then it will be used in favor of both ZONEFILE and GAIA_URL_PREFIX. The zone file hash will be incorporated directly into the name-import transaction.\n\nThis command prints out a transaction ID if it succeeds, and it replicates the zone file (if given) to a transaction broadcaster (you can choose which one with -T). The zone file will be automatically broadcast to the Blockstack peer network when the transaction confirms. Alternatively, you can do so yourself with the \"zonefile_push\" command.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export REVEAL_KEY=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ export ID_ADDRESS=\"ID-18e1bqU7B5qUPY3zJgMLxDnexyStTeSnvV\"\n $ blockstack-cli name_import example.id \"$ID_ADDRESS\" https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub \"$REVEAL_KEY\"\n f726309cea7a9db364307466dc0e0e759d5c0d6bad1405e2fd970740adc7dc45\n\n"
+ "usage": "Import a name into a namespace you revealed. The `REVEAL_KEY` must be the same as the key that revealed the namespace. You can only import a name into a namespace if the namespace has not yet been launched (i.e. via `namespace_ready`), and if the namespace was revealed less than a year ago (52595 blocks ago).\n\nA zone file will be generated for this name automatically, if \"ZONEFILE\" is not given. By default, the zone file will have a URL to the name owner's profile prefixed by `GAIA_URL_PREFIX`. If you know the *write* endpoint for the name owner's Gaia hub, you can find out the `GAIA_URL_PREFIX` to use with `curl \"$GAIA_HUB/hub_info\"`.\n\nIf you specify an argument for `ZONEFILE`, then the `GAIA_URL_PREFIX` argument is ignored in favor of your custom zone file on disk.\n\nIf you specify a valid zone file hash for `ZONEFILE_HASH` then it will be used in favor of both `ZONEFILE` and `GAIA_URL_PREFIX`. The zone file hash will be incorporated directly into the name-import transaction.\n\nThis command prints out a transaction ID if it succeeds, and it replicates the zone file (if given) to a transaction broadcaster (you can choose which one with -T). The zone file will be automatically broadcast to the Blockstack peer network when the transaction confirms. Alternatively, you can do so yourself with the `zonefile_push` command.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export REVEAL_KEY=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ export ID_ADDRESS=\"ID-18e1bqU7B5qUPY3zJgMLxDnexyStTeSnvV\"\n $ blockstack-cli name_import example.id \"$ID_ADDRESS\" https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub \"$REVEAL_KEY\"\n f726309cea7a9db364307466dc0e0e759d5c0d6bad1405e2fd970740adc7dc45\n\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
],
"command": "namespace_reveal",
"group": "Namespace Operations",
- "usage": "Reveal a preordered namespace, and set the price curve and payment options. This is the second of three steps required to create a namespace, and must be done shortly after the associated \"namespace_preorder\" command."
+ "usage": "Reveal a preordered namespace, and set the price curve and payment options. This is the second of three steps required to create a namespace, and must be done shortly after the associated `namespace_preorder` command."
},
{
"args": [
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@
],
"command": "profile_store",
"group": "Profiles",
- "usage": "Store a profile on disk to a Gaia hub. USER_ID can be either a Blockstack ID or an ID-address. The GAIA_HUB argument must be the *write* endpoint for the user's Gaia hub (e.g. https://hub.blockstack.org). You can verify this by ensuring that you can run 'curl \"$GAIA_HUB/hub_info\"' successfully."
+ "usage": "Store a profile on disk to a Gaia hub. `USER_ID` can be either a Blockstack ID or an ID-address. The `GAIA_HUB` argument must be the *write* endpoint for the user's Gaia hub (e.g. https://hub.blockstack.org). You can verify this by ensuring that you can run `curl \"$GAIA_HUB/hub_info\"` successfully."
},
{
"args": [
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@
],
"command": "renew",
"group": "Blockstack ID Management",
- "usage": "Renew a name. Optionally transfer it to a new owner address (NEW_ID_ADDRESS), and optionally load up and give it a new zone file on disk (ZONEFILE). If the command succeeds, it prints out a transaction ID. You can use with the \"get_confirmations\" command to track its confirmations on the underlying blockchain -- once it reaches 7 confirmations, the rest of the Blockstack peer network will process it.\n\nIf you create a new zonefile for your name, you will need to later use \"zonefile_push\" to replicate the zone file to the Blockstack peer network once the transaction reaches 7 confirmations.\n\nExample:\n\n $ # Tip: you can get your owner key from your backup phrase with \"get_owner_keys\".\n $ # Tip: you can get your payment key from your backup phrase with \"get_payment_key\".\n $ export OWNER=\"136ff26efa5db6f06b28f9c8c7a0216a1a52598045162abfe435d13036154a1b01\"\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ blockstack-cli renew hello_world.id \"$OWNER\" \"$PAYMENT\"\n 3d8945ce76d4261678d76592b472ed639a10d4298f9d730af4edbbc3ec02882e\n\n $ # Renew with a new owner\n $ export NEW_OWNER=\"ID-141BcmFVbEuuMb7Bd6umXyV6ZD1WYomYDE\"\n $ blockstack-cli renew hello_world.id \"$OWNER\" \"$PAYMENT\" \"$NEW_OWNER\"\n 33865625ef3f1b607111c0dfba9e58604927173bd2e299a343e19aa6d2cfb263\n\n $ # Renew with a new zone file.\n $ # Tip: you can create a new zonefile with the \"make_zonefile\" command.\n $ export ZONEFILE_PATH=\"/path/to/new/zonefile.txt\"\n $ blockstack-cli renew hello_world.id \"$OWNER\" \"$PAYMENT\" --zonefile \"$ZONEFILE_PATH\"\n e41ce043ab64fd5a5fd382fba21acba8c1f46cbb1d7c08771ada858ce7d29eea\n $ # wait 7 confirmations\n $ blockstack-cli get_confirmations e41ce043ab64fd5a5fd382fba21acba8c1f46cbb1d7c08771ada858ce7d29eea\n {\n \"blockHeight\": 567890,\n \"confirmations\": 7,\n }\n $ blockstack-cli -H https://core.blockstack.org zonefile_push \"$ZONEFILE_PATH\"\n [\n \"https://core.blockstack.org\"\n ]\n\n"
+ "usage": "Renew a name. Optionally transfer it to a new owner address (`NEW_ID_ADDRESS`), and optionally load up and give it a new zone file on disk (`ZONEFILE`). If the command succeeds, it prints out a transaction ID. You can use with the `get_confirmations` command to track its confirmations on the underlying blockchain -- once it reaches 7 confirmations, the rest of the Blockstack peer network will process it.\n\nIf you create a new zonefile for your name, you will need to later use `zonefile_push` to replicate the zone file to the Blockstack peer network once the transaction reaches 7 confirmations.\n\nExample:\n\n $ # Tip: you can get your owner key from your backup phrase with \"get_owner_keys\".\n $ # Tip: you can get your payment key from your backup phrase with \"get_payment_key\".\n $ export OWNER=\"136ff26efa5db6f06b28f9c8c7a0216a1a52598045162abfe435d13036154a1b01\"\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ blockstack-cli renew hello_world.id \"$OWNER\" \"$PAYMENT\"\n 3d8945ce76d4261678d76592b472ed639a10d4298f9d730af4edbbc3ec02882e\n\n $ # Renew with a new owner\n $ export NEW_OWNER=\"ID-141BcmFVbEuuMb7Bd6umXyV6ZD1WYomYDE\"\n $ blockstack-cli renew hello_world.id \"$OWNER\" \"$PAYMENT\" \"$NEW_OWNER\"\n 33865625ef3f1b607111c0dfba9e58604927173bd2e299a343e19aa6d2cfb263\n\n $ # Renew with a new zone file.\n $ # Tip: you can create a new zonefile with the \"make_zonefile\" command.\n $ export ZONEFILE_PATH=\"/path/to/new/zonefile.txt\"\n $ blockstack-cli renew hello_world.id \"$OWNER\" \"$PAYMENT\" --zonefile \"$ZONEFILE_PATH\"\n e41ce043ab64fd5a5fd382fba21acba8c1f46cbb1d7c08771ada858ce7d29eea\n $ # wait 7 confirmations\n $ blockstack-cli get_confirmations e41ce043ab64fd5a5fd382fba21acba8c1f46cbb1d7c08771ada858ce7d29eea\n {\n \"blockHeight\": 567890,\n \"confirmations\": 7,\n }\n $ blockstack-cli -H https://core.blockstack.org zonefile_push \"$ZONEFILE_PATH\"\n [\n \"https://core.blockstack.org\"\n ]\n\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@
],
"command": "register",
"group": "Blockstack ID Management",
- "usage": "If you are trying to register a name for a *private key*, use this command.\n\nRegister a name to a single name-owning private key. After successfully running this command, and after waiting a couple hours, your name will be ready to use and will resolve to a signed empty profile hosted on the given Gaia hub (GAIA_HUB).\n\nBehind the scenes, this will generate and send two transactions and generate and replicate a zone file with the given Gaia hub URL (GAIA_HUB). Note that the GAIA_HUB argument must correspond to the *write* endpoint of the Gaia hub (i.e. you should be able to run 'curl \"$GAIA_HUB/hub_info\"' and get back data). If you are using Blockstack PBC's default Gaia hub, pass \"https://hub.blockstack.org\" for this argument.\n\nBy default, this command generates a zone file automatically that points to the Gaia hub's read endpoint (which is queried on-the-fly from GAIA_HUB). If you instead want to have a custom zone file for this name, you can specify a path to it on disk with the ZONEFILE argument.\n\nIf this command completes successfully, your name will be ready to use once both transactions have 7+ confirmations. You can use the \"get_confirmations\" command to track the confirmations on the transaction IDs returned by this command.\n\nWARNING: You should *NOT* use the payment private key (PAYMENT_KEY) while the name is being confirmed. If you do so, you could double-spend one of the pending transactions and lose your name.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export OWNER=\"136ff26efa5db6f06b28f9c8c7a0216a1a52598045162abfe435d13036154a1b01\"\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ blockstack-cli register example.id \"$OWNER\" \"$PAYMENT\" https://hub.blockstack.org\n 9bb908bfd4ab221f0829167a461229172184fc825a012c4e551533aa283207b1\n\n"
+ "usage": "If you are trying to register a name for a *private key*, use this command.\n\nRegister a name to a single name-owning private key. After successfully running this command, and after waiting a couple hours, your name will be ready to use and will resolve to a signed empty profile hosted on the given Gaia hub (`GAIA_HUB`).\n\nBehind the scenes, this will generate and send two transactions and generate and replicate a zone file with the given Gaia hub URL (`GAIA_HUB`). Note that the `GAIA_HUB` argument must correspond to the *write* endpoint of the Gaia hub (i.e. you should be able to run `curl \"$GAIA_HUB/hub_info\"` and get back data). If you are using Blockstack PBC's default Gaia hub, pass \"https://hub.blockstack.org\" for this argument.\n\nBy default, this command generates a zone file automatically that points to the Gaia hub's read endpoint (which is queried on-the-fly from `GAIA_HUB`). If you instead want to have a custom zone file for this name, you can specify a path to it on disk with the `ZONEFILE` argument.\n\nIf this command completes successfully, your name will be ready to use once both transactions have 7+ confirmations. You can use the `get_confirmations` command to track the confirmations on the transaction IDs returned by this command.\n\nWARNING: You should *NOT* use the payment private key (`PAYMENT_KEY`) while the name is being confirmed. If you do so, you could double-spend one of the pending transactions and lose your name.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export OWNER=\"136ff26efa5db6f06b28f9c8c7a0216a1a52598045162abfe435d13036154a1b01\"\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ blockstack-cli register example.id \"$OWNER\" \"$PAYMENT\" https://hub.blockstack.org\n 9bb908bfd4ab221f0829167a461229172184fc825a012c4e551533aa283207b1\n\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@
],
"command": "register_addr",
"group": "Blockstack ID Management",
- "usage": "If you are trying to register a name for an *ID-address*, use this command.\n\nRegister a name to someone's ID-address. After successfully running this command and waiting a couple of hours, the name will be registered on-chain and have a zone file with a URL to where the owner's profile should be. This command does NOT generate, sign, or replicate a profile for the name---the name owner will need to do this separately, once the name is registered.\n\nBehind the scenes, this command will generate two transactions, and generate and replicate a zone file with the given Gaia hub read URL (GAIA_URL_PREFIX). Note that the GAIA_URL_PREFIX argument must correspond to the *read* endpoint of the Gaia hub (e.g. if you are using Blockstack PBC's default Gaia hub, this is \"https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub\"). If you know the *write* endpoint of the name owner's Gaia hub, you can find the right value for GAIA_URL_PREFIX by running \"curl $GAIA_HUB/hub_info\".\n\nNo profile will be generated or uploaded by this command. Instead, this command generates a zone file that will include the URL to a profile based on the GAIA_URL_PREFIX argument.\n\nThe zone file will be generated automatically from the GAIA_URL_PREFIX argument. If you need to use a custom zone file, you can pass the path to it on disk via the ZONEFILE argument.\n\nIf this command completes successfully, the name will be ready to use in a couple of hours---that is, once both transactions have 7+ confirmations. You can use the \"get_confirmations\" command to track the confirmations.\n\nWARNING: You should *NOT* use the payment private key (PAYMENT_KEY) while the name is being confirmed. If you do so, you could double-spend one of the pending transactions and lose the name.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export ID_ADDRESS=\"ID-18e1bqU7B5qUPY3zJgMLxDnexyStTeSnvV\"\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ blockstack-cli register_addr example.id \"$ID_ADDRESS\" \"$PAYMENT\" https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub"
+ "usage": "If you are trying to register a name for an *ID-address*, use this command.\n\nRegister a name to someone's ID-address. After successfully running this command and waiting a couple of hours, the name will be registered on-chain and have a zone file with a URL to where the owner's profile should be. This command does NOT generate, sign, or replicate a profile for the name---the name owner will need to do this separately, once the name is registered.\n\nBehind the scenes, this command will generate two transactions, and generate and replicate a zone file with the given Gaia hub read URL (`GAIA_URL_PREFIX`). Note that the `GAIA_URL_PREFIX` argument must correspond to the *read* endpoint of the Gaia hub (e.g. if you are using Blockstack PBC's default Gaia hub, this is \"https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub\"). If you know the *write* endpoint of the name owner's Gaia hub, you can find the right value for `GAIA_URL_PREFIX` by running `curl \"$GAIA_HUB/hub_info\"` .\n\nNo profile will be generated or uploaded by this command. Instead, this command generates a zone file that will include the URL to a profile based on the `GAIA_URL_PREFIX` argument.\n\nThe zone file will be generated automatically from the `GAIA_URL_PREFIX` argument. If you need to use a custom zone file, you can pass the path to it on disk via the `ZONEFILE` argument.\n\nIf this command completes successfully, the name will be ready to use in a couple of hours---that is, once both transactions have 7+ confirmations. You can use the `get_confirmations` command to track the confirmations.\n\nWARNING: You should *NOT* use the payment private key (`PAYMENT_KEY`) while the name is being confirmed. If you do so, you could double-spend one of the pending transactions and lose the name.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export ID_ADDRESS=\"ID-18e1bqU7B5qUPY3zJgMLxDnexyStTeSnvV\"\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ blockstack-cli register_addr example.id \"$ID_ADDRESS\" \"$PAYMENT\" https://gaia.blockstack.org/hub"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@
],
"command": "register_subdomain",
"group": "Blockstack ID Management",
- "usage": "Register a subdomain. This will generate and sign a subdomain zone file record with the given GAIA_HUB URL and send it to the given subdomain registrar (REGISTRAR).\n\nThis command generates, signs, and uploads a profile to the GAIA_HUB url. Note that the GAIA_HUB argument must correspond to the *write* endpoint of your Gaia hub (i.e. you should be able to run 'curl \"$GAIA_HUB/hub_info\"' successfully). If you are using Blockstack PBC's default Gaia hub, this argument should be \"https://hub.blockstack.org\".\n\nWARNING: At this time, no validation will occur on the registrar URL. Be sure that the URL corresponds to the registrar for the on-chain name before running this command!\n\nExample:\n\n $ export OWNER=\"6e50431b955fe73f079469b24f06480aee44e4519282686433195b3c4b5336ef01\"\n $ # NOTE: https://registrar.blockstack.org is the registrar for personal.id!\n $ blockstack-cli register_subdomain hello.personal.id \"$OWNER\" https://hub.blockstack.org https://registrar.blockstack.org\n"
+ "usage": "Register a subdomain. This will generate and sign a subdomain zone file record with the given `GAIA_HUB` URL and send it to the given subdomain registrar (`REGISTRAR`).\n\nThis command generates, signs, and uploads a profile to the `GAIA_HUB` url. Note that the `GAIA_HUB` argument must correspond to the *write* endpoint of your Gaia hub (i.e. you should be able to run `curl \"$GAIA_HUB/hub_info\"` successfully). If you are using Blockstack PBC's default Gaia hub, this argument should be \"https://hub.blockstack.org\".\n\nWARNING: At this time, no validation will occur on the registrar URL. Be sure that the URL corresponds to the registrar for the on-chain name before running this command!\n\nExample:\n\n $ export OWNER=\"6e50431b955fe73f079469b24f06480aee44e4519282686433195b3c4b5336ef01\"\n $ # NOTE: https://registrar.blockstack.org is the registrar for personal.id!\n $ blockstack-cli register_subdomain hello.personal.id \"$OWNER\" https://hub.blockstack.org https://registrar.blockstack.org\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@
],
"command": "send_btc",
"group": "Account Management",
- "usage": "Send some Bitcoin (in satoshis) from a payment key to an address. Up to the given amount will be spent, but likely less---the actual amount sent will be the amount given, minus the transaction fee. For example, if you want to send 10000 satoshis but the transaction fee is 2000 satoshis, then the resulting transaction will send 8000 satoshis to the given address. This is to ensure that this command does not *over*-spend your Bitcoin. If you want to check the amount before spending, pass the -x flag to see the raw transaction.\n\nIf the command succeeds, it prints out the transaction ID. You can track its confirmations with the get_confirmations command.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ blockstack-cli send_btc 18qTSE5PPQmypwKKej7QX5Db2XAttgYeA1 123456 \"$PAYMENT\"\n c7e239fd24da30e36e011e6bc7db153574a5b40a3a8dc3b727adb54ad038acc5\n\n"
+ "usage": "Send some Bitcoin (in satoshis) from a payment key to an address. Up to the given amount will be spent, but likely less---the actual amount sent will be the amount given, minus the transaction fee. For example, if you want to send 10000 satoshis but the transaction fee is 2000 satoshis, then the resulting transaction will send 8000 satoshis to the given address. This is to ensure that this command does not *over*-spend your Bitcoin. If you want to check the amount before spending, pass the `-x` flag to see the raw transaction.\n\nIf the command succeeds, it prints out the transaction ID. You can track its confirmations with the `get_confirmations` command.\n\nExample:\n\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ blockstack-cli send_btc 18qTSE5PPQmypwKKej7QX5Db2XAttgYeA1 123456 \"$PAYMENT\"\n c7e239fd24da30e36e011e6bc7db153574a5b40a3a8dc3b727adb54ad038acc5\n\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@
],
"command": "send_tokens",
"group": "Account Management",
- "usage": "Send a particular type of tokens to the given ADDRESS. Right now, only supported TOKEN-TYPE is \"STACKS\". Optionally include a memo string (MEMO) up to 34 characters long.\n\nIf the command succeeds, it prints out a transaction ID. You can track the confirmations on the transaction via the get_confirmations command. Once the transaction has 7 confirmations, the Blockstack peer network will have processed it, and your payment key balance and recipient balance will be updated.\n\nAt this time, token transfers are encoded as Bitcoin transactions. As such, you will need to pay a transaction fee in Bitcoin. Your payment key should have both a Bitcoin balance and a Stacks balance (you can check with the \"balance\" command).\n\nExample:\n\n $ # check balances of sender and recipient before sending.\n $ # address of the key below is SP2SC16ASH76GX549PT7J5WQZA4GHMFBKYMBQFF9V\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ export BTC_PAYMENT=\"4be95a5987ec727c033aa48a3fb1dbadb750446c1c63a02707a0b1c28e7ec17801\"\n $ blockstack-cli balance SP2SC16ASH76GX549PT7J5WQZA4GHMFBKYMBQFF9V\n {\n \"BTC\": \"125500\"\n \"STACKS\": \"10000000\"\n }\n $ blockstack-cli balance SP1P10PS2T517S4SQGZT5WNX8R00G1ECTRKYCPMHY\n {\n \"BTC\": \"0\"\n \"STACKS\": \"0\"\n }\n\n $ # send tokens\n $ blockstack-cli send_tokens SP1P10PS2T517S4SQGZT5WNX8R00G1ECTRKYCPMHY STACKS 12345 \"$PAYMENT\" \"$BTC_PAYMENT\"\n a9d387a925fb0ba7a725fb1e11f2c3f1647473699dd5a147c312e6453d233456\n\n $ # wait 7 confirmations\n $ blockstack-cli get_confirmations a9d387a925fb0ba7a725fb1e11f2c3f1647473699dd5a147c312e6453d233456\n {\n \"blockHeight\": 567890,\n \"confirmations\": 7,\n }\n\n $ # check balance again. The recipient receives some dust to encode the Stacks transfer,\n $ # and the sender pays for the transaction fee.\n $ blockstack-cli balance SP2SC16ASH76GX549PT7J5WQZA4GHMFBKYMBQFF9V\n {\n \"BTC\": \"117000\"\n \"STACKS\": \"9987655\"\n }\n $ blockstack-cli balance SP1P10PS2T517S4SQGZT5WNX8R00G1ECTRKYCPMHY\n {\n \"BTC\": \"5500\"\n \"STACKS\": \"12345\"\n }\n\n"
+ "usage": "Send a particular type of tokens to the given `ADDRESS`. Right now, only supported `TOKEN-TYPE` is `STACKS`. Optionally include a memo string (`MEMO`) up to 34 characters long.\n\nIf the command succeeds, it prints out a transaction ID. You can track the confirmations on the transaction via the `get_confirmations` command. Once the transaction has 7 confirmations, the Blockstack peer network will have processed it, and your payment key balance and recipient balance will be updated.\n\nAt this time, token transfers are encoded as Bitcoin transactions. As such, you will need to pay a transaction fee in Bitcoin. Your payment key should have both a Bitcoin balance and a Stacks balance (you can check with the `balance` command).\n\nExample:\n\n $ # check balances of sender and recipient before sending.\n $ # address of the key below is SP2SC16ASH76GX549PT7J5WQZA4GHMFBKYMBQFF9V\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ export BTC_PAYMENT=\"4be95a5987ec727c033aa48a3fb1dbadb750446c1c63a02707a0b1c28e7ec17801\"\n $ blockstack-cli balance SP2SC16ASH76GX549PT7J5WQZA4GHMFBKYMBQFF9V\n {\n \"BTC\": \"125500\"\n \"STACKS\": \"10000000\"\n }\n $ blockstack-cli balance SP1P10PS2T517S4SQGZT5WNX8R00G1ECTRKYCPMHY\n {\n \"BTC\": \"0\"\n \"STACKS\": \"0\"\n }\n\n $ # send tokens\n $ blockstack-cli send_tokens SP1P10PS2T517S4SQGZT5WNX8R00G1ECTRKYCPMHY STACKS 12345 \"$PAYMENT\" \"$BTC_PAYMENT\"\n a9d387a925fb0ba7a725fb1e11f2c3f1647473699dd5a147c312e6453d233456\n\n $ # wait 7 confirmations\n $ blockstack-cli get_confirmations a9d387a925fb0ba7a725fb1e11f2c3f1647473699dd5a147c312e6453d233456\n {\n \"blockHeight\": 567890,\n \"confirmations\": 7,\n }\n\n $ # check balance again. The recipient receives some dust to encode the Stacks transfer,\n $ # and the sender pays for the transaction fee.\n $ blockstack-cli balance SP2SC16ASH76GX549PT7J5WQZA4GHMFBKYMBQFF9V\n {\n \"BTC\": \"117000\"\n \"STACKS\": \"9987655\"\n }\n $ blockstack-cli balance SP1P10PS2T517S4SQGZT5WNX8R00G1ECTRKYCPMHY\n {\n \"BTC\": \"5500\"\n \"STACKS\": \"12345\"\n }\n\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@
],
"command": "transfer",
"group": "Blockstack ID Management",
- "usage": "Transfer a Blockstack ID to a new address (NEW_ID_ADDRESS). Optionally preserve its zone file (KEEP_ZONEFILE). If the command succeeds, it will print a transaction ID. Once the transaction reaches 7 confirmations, the Blockstack peer network will transfer the Blockstack ID to the new ID-address. You can track the transaction's confirmations with the \"get_confirmations\" command.\n\nThis command only works for on-chain Blockstack IDs. It does not yet work for subdomains.\n\nAn ID-address can only own up to 25 Blockstack IDs. In practice, you should generate a new owner key and ID-address for each name you receive (via the \"get_owner_keys\" command).\n\nExample:\n\n $ # Tip: you can get your owner key from your backup phrase with \"get_owner_keys\".\n $ # Tip: you can get your payment key from your backup phrase with \"get_payment_key\".\n $ export OWNER=\"136ff26efa5db6f06b28f9c8c7a0216a1a52598045162abfe435d13036154a1b01\"\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ blockstack-cli transfer example.id ID-1HJA1AJvWef21XbQVL2AcTv71b6JHGPfDX true \"$OWNER\" \"$PAYMENT\"\n e09dc158e586d0c09dbcdcba917ec394e6c6ac2b9c91c4b55f32f5973e4f08fc\n\n"
+ "usage": "Transfer a Blockstack ID to a new address (`NEW_ID_ADDRESS`). Optionally preserve its zone file (`KEEP_ZONEFILE`). If the command succeeds, it will print a transaction ID. Once the transaction reaches 7 confirmations, the Blockstack peer network will transfer the Blockstack ID to the new ID-address. You can track the transaction's confirmations with the `get_confirmations` command.\n\nNOTE: This command only works for on-chain Blockstack IDs. It does not yet work for subdomains.\n\nAn ID-address can only own up to 25 Blockstack IDs. In practice, you should generate a new owner key and ID-address for each name you receive (via the `get_owner_keys` command).\n\nExample:\n\n $ # Tip: you can get your owner key from your backup phrase with \"get_owner_keys\".\n $ # Tip: you can get your payment key from your backup phrase with \"get_payment_key\".\n $ export OWNER=\"136ff26efa5db6f06b28f9c8c7a0216a1a52598045162abfe435d13036154a1b01\"\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ blockstack-cli transfer example.id ID-1HJA1AJvWef21XbQVL2AcTv71b6JHGPfDX true \"$OWNER\" \"$PAYMENT\"\n e09dc158e586d0c09dbcdcba917ec394e6c6ac2b9c91c4b55f32f5973e4f08fc\n\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@
],
"command": "tx_preorder",
"group": "Blockstack ID Management",
- "usage": "Generate and send NAME_PREORDER transaction, for a Blockstack ID to be owned by a given ID_ADDRESS. The name cost will be paid for by the gven PAYMENT_KEY. The ID-address should be a never-before-seen address, since it will be used as a salt when generating the name preorder hash.\n\nThis is a low-level command that only experienced Blockstack developers should use. If you just want to register a name, use the \"register\" command.\n"
+ "usage": "Generate and send `NAME_PREORDER` transaction, for a Blockstack ID to be owned by a given `ID_ADDRESS`. The name cost will be paid for by the gven `PAYMENT_KEY`. The ID-address should be a never-before-seen address, since it will be used as a salt when generating the name preorder hash.\n\nThis is a low-level command that only experienced Blockstack developers should use. If you just want to register a name, use the \"register\" command.\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@
],
"command": "tx_register",
"group": "Blockstack ID Management",
- "usage": "Generate and send a NAME_REGISTRATION transaction, assigning the given BLOCKSTACK_ID to the given ID_ADDRESS. Optionally pair the Blockstack ID with a zone file (ZONEFILE) or the hash of the zone file (ZONEFILE_HASH). You will need to push the zone file to the peer network after the transaction confirms (i.e. with \"zonefile_push\").\n\nThis is a low-level command that only experienced Blockstack developers should use. If you just want to register a name, you should use the \"register\" command."
+ "usage": "Generate and send a `NAME_REGISTRATION` transaction, assigning the given `BLOCKSTACK_ID` to the given `ID_ADDRESS`. Optionally pair the Blockstack ID with a zone file (`ZONEFILE`) or the hash of the zone file (`ZONEFILE_HASH`). You will need to push the zone file to the peer network after the transaction confirms (i.e. with `zonefile_push`).\n\nThis is a low-level command that only experienced Blockstack developers should use. If you just want to register a name, you should use the `register` command."
},
{
"args": [
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@
],
"command": "update",
"group": "Blockstack ID Management",
- "usage": "Update the zonefile for an on-chain Blockstack ID. You can generate a well-formed zone file using the \"make_zonefile\" command, or you can supply your own. Zone files can be up to 40Kb. Alternatively, if you only want to announce the hash of a zone file (or any arbitrary 20-byte hex string), you can do so by passing a value for ZONEFILE_HASH. If ZONEFILE_HASH is given, then the value for ZONEFILE will be ignored.\n\nIf this command succeeds, it prints out a transaction ID. Once the transaction has 7 confirmations, the Blockstack peer network will set the name's zone file hash to the RIPEMD160(SHA256) hash of the given zone file (or it will simply set it to the hash given in ZONEFILE_HASH).\n\nOnce the transaction confirms, you will need to replicate the zone file to the Blockstack peer network. This can be done with the \"zonefile_push\" command. Until you do so, no Blockstack clients will be able to obtain the zone file announced by this command.\n\nExample:\n\n $ # Tip: you can get your owner and payment keys from your 12-word backup phrase using the get_owner_keys and get_payment_key commands.\n $ export OWNER=\"6e50431b955fe73f079469b24f06480aee44e4519282686433195b3c4b5336ef01\"\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ # make a new zone file\n $ blockstack-cli make_zonefile example.id ID-1ArdkA2oLaKnbNbLccBaFhEV4pYju8hJ82 https://my.gaia.hub/hub > /tmp/zonefile.txt\n \n $ # update the name to reference this new zone file\n $ blockstack-cli update example.id /tmp/zonefile.txt \"$OWNER\" \"$PAYMENT\"\n 8e94a5b6647276727a343713d3213d587836e1322b1e38bc158406f5f8ebe3fd\n \n $ # check confirmations\n $ blockstack-cli get_confirmations e41ce043ab64fd5a5fd382fba21acba8c1f46cbb1d7c08771ada858ce7d29eea\n {\n \"blockHeight\": 567890,\n \"confirmations\": 7,\n }\n \n $ # send out the new zone file to a Blockstack peer\n $ blockstack-cli -H https://core.blockstack.org zonefile_push /tmp/zonefile.txt\n [\n \"https://core.blockstack.org\"\n ]\n\n"
+ "usage": "Update the zonefile for an on-chain Blockstack ID. You can generate a well-formed zone file using the `make_zonefile` command, or you can supply your own. Zone files can be up to 40Kb. Alternatively, if you only want to announce the hash of a zone file (or any arbitrary 20-byte hex string), you can do so by passing a value for `ZONEFILE_HASH`. If `ZONEFILE_HASH` is given, then the value for `ZONEFILE` will be ignored.\n\nIf this command succeeds, it prints out a transaction ID. Once the transaction has 7 confirmations, the Blockstack peer network will set the name's zone file hash to the `RIPEMD160`(SHA256) hash of the given zone file (or it will simply set it to the hash given in `ZONEFILE_HASH`).\n\nOnce the transaction confirms, you will need to replicate the zone file to the Blockstack peer network. This can be done with the `zonefile_push` command. Until you do so, no Blockstack clients will be able to obtain the zone file announced by this command.\n\nExample:\n\n $ # Tip: you can get your owner and payment keys from your 12-word backup phrase using the get_owner_keys and get_payment_key commands.\n $ export OWNER=\"6e50431b955fe73f079469b24f06480aee44e4519282686433195b3c4b5336ef01\"\n $ export PAYMENT=\"bfeffdf57f29b0cc1fab9ea197bb1413da2561fe4b83e962c7f02fbbe2b1cd5401\"\n $ # make a new zone file\n $ blockstack-cli make_zonefile example.id ID-1ArdkA2oLaKnbNbLccBaFhEV4pYju8hJ82 https://my.gaia.hub/hub > /tmp/zonefile.txt\n \n $ # update the name to reference this new zone file\n $ blockstack-cli update example.id /tmp/zonefile.txt \"$OWNER\" \"$PAYMENT\"\n 8e94a5b6647276727a343713d3213d587836e1322b1e38bc158406f5f8ebe3fd\n \n $ # check confirmations\n $ blockstack-cli get_confirmations e41ce043ab64fd5a5fd382fba21acba8c1f46cbb1d7c08771ada858ce7d29eea\n {\n \"blockHeight\": 567890,\n \"confirmations\": 7,\n }\n \n $ # send out the new zone file to a Blockstack peer\n $ blockstack-cli -H https://core.blockstack.org zonefile_push /tmp/zonefile.txt\n [\n \"https://core.blockstack.org\"\n ]\n\n"
},
{
"args": [
@@ -1260,6 +1260,6 @@
],
"command": "zonefile_push",
"group": "Peer Services",
- "usage": "Push a zone file on disk to the Blockstack peer network. The zone file must correspond to a zone file hash that has already been announced. That is, you use this command in conjunction with the \"register\", \"update\", \"renew\", or \"name_import\" commands.\n\nExample:\n\n $ blockstack-cli -H https://core.blockstack.org zonefile_push /path/to/zonefile.txt\n [\n \"https://core.blockstack.org\"\n ]\n\n"
+ "usage": "Push a zone file on disk to the Blockstack peer network. The zone file must correspond to a zone file hash that has already been announced. That is, you use this command in conjunction with the `register`, `update`, `renew`, or `name_import` commands.\n\nExample:\n\n $ blockstack-cli -H https://core.blockstack.org zonefile_push /path/to/zonefile.txt\n [\n \"https://core.blockstack.org\"\n ]\n\n"
}
]
diff --git a/_includes/commandline.md b/_includes/commandline.md
index 4caed2af..a9594ab3 100644
--- a/_includes/commandline.md
+++ b/_includes/commandline.md
@@ -58,12 +58,9 @@ can use the commands
## How to install the command line
{:.no_toc}
-These instructions assume you are using a macOS or Linux system. Installing the
-command line relies on the `npm` dependency manager and optionally Git. If you
-don't find `npm` in your system, install it.
+You must have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) v8 or higher (v10 recommended). MacOS and Linux users can avoid `sudo` or [permissions problems](https://docs.npmjs.com/resolving-eacces-permissions-errors-when-installing-packages-globally) or by using [`nvm`](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm). These instructions assume you are using a macOS or Linux system.
-To install the command line:
+To install the command line, do the following:
1. Download or `git clone` the command line repository code.
@@ -93,3 +90,9 @@ To install the command line:
```
sudo npm link
```
+
+### Troubleshooting the CLI installation
+
+If you run into `EACCES` permissions errors, try the following:
+* See https://docs.npmjs.com/resolving-eacces-permissions-errors-when-installing-packages-globally.
+* Use [`Node Version Manager`](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm).
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 28d65db8..444533e9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1022,6 +1022,7 @@
"htmlparser2": "3.8.x",
"lodash": "~4.17.10",
"minimatch": "~3.0.2",
+ "shelljs": "0.3.x",
"strip-json-comments": "1.0.x"
}
},
@@ -1215,9 +1216,9 @@
}
},
"lodash": {
- "version": "4.17.11",
- "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.11.tgz",
- "integrity": "sha512-cQKh8igo5QUhZ7lg38DYWAxMvjSAKG0A8wGSVimP07SIUEK2UO+arSRKbRZWtelMtN5V0Hkwh5ryOto/SshYIg=="
+ "version": "4.17.15",
+ "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.15.tgz",
+ "integrity": "sha512-8xOcRHvCjnocdS5cpwXQXVzmmh5e5+saE2QGoeQmbKmRS6J3VQppPOIt0MnmE+4xlZoumy0GPG0D0MVIQbNA1A=="
},
"lodash.once": {
"version": "4.1.1",
@@ -1569,6 +1570,12 @@
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"optional": true
},
+ "shelljs": {
+ "version": "0.3.0",
+ "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.3.0.tgz",
+ "integrity": "sha1-NZbmMHp4FUT1kfN9phg2DzHbV7E=",
+ "dev": true
+ },
"simple-jekyll-search": {
"version": "1.7.2",
"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-jekyll-search/-/simple-jekyll-search-1.7.2.tgz",