CLI instructions
Common commands:
Help
For an introduction to Monero:
welcome
For a full list of commands:
help
Help with a specific command:
help <command>
Addresses and balance
To view your primary address:
address
To create a new subaddress:
address new
To view all (sub)addresses:
address all
To show your balance:
balance
Transferring and receiving
To create a new transaction:
transfer <address> <amount>
Example:
To send the entire balance
sweep_all index=all <address>
If an expected incoming transaction isn't showing up or your wallet goes [out of sync] you may need to refresh your wallet:
refresh
Settings
To disable the need to enter your password every time you receive a transaction:
set ask-password 0
To disable background mining:
set setup-background-mining 0
To disable the inactivity lock:
set inactivity-lock-timeout 0
Backup
To display your seed:
seed
To display your restore height:
restore_height
Useful when troubleshooting
To display wallet status:
status
Not synced or syncing? -> Try refresh or changing your remote node.
To display wallet version:
version
Older than 18.0.0? -> Upgrade to the latest version: Tails
To show your transfer history:
show_transfers
Transfer stuck as pending? -> How to resolve
Other common
To exit the wallet:
exit
Important: always close the wallet using the exit command. Closing the window will cause newly generated subaddresses to disappear and will not save your syncing progress. This does not result in a loss of funds.
Incoming transactions will automatically show up in the CLI. It takes 10 blocks (~20 minutes) before your balance unlocks after receiving a tx, you will know how much balance is spendable by typing balance and looking for unlocked balance.
You may be used to press ctrl+c/v to copy/paste text. This will not work in the terminal. Instead use right click -> copy/paste. Pressing ctrl+c may close your wallet unexpectedly
You may find the text of the Monero wallet to be hard to read on a white background. You can change your terminal to have a black background by pressing Edit in the menu bar -> Profile Preferences -> Colors, then uncheck 'Use colors from system theme'. Note that these settings will not persist after a reboot.