Using pcli
This section describes how to use pcli
, the command line client for Penumbra:
- Installation describes how to compile and run
pcli
; - Generating a Wallet describes how to generate a wallet and use the testnet faucet;
- Updating pcli describes how to update to a newly released testnet from a previous testnet;
- Viewing Balances describes how to view balances;
- Sending Transactions describes how to send funds.
Penumbra is a private blockchain, so the public chain state does not reveal any
private user data. By default, pcli
includes a view service that
synchronizes with the chain and scans with a viewing key. However, it’s also
possible to run the view service as a standalone pclientd
daemon:
- Using
pcli
withpclientd
describes how to usepcli
withpclientd
.
Please submit any feedback and bug reports
Thank you for helping us test the Penumbra network! If you have any feedback, please let us know in
the #testnet-feedback
channel on our Discord. We would love to know about bugs, crashes,
confusing error messages, or any of the many other things that inevitably won’t quite work yet. Have
fun! :)
Diagnostics and Warnings
By default, pcli
prints a warning message to the terminal, to be sure that people understand that this is unstable, unfinished, pre-release software.
To disable this warning, export the PCLI_UNLEASH_DANGER
environment variable.