IOTA CLI Cheat Sheet

The cheat sheet highlights common IOTA CLI commands.

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Addresses & Aliases

Command	Description
iota client active-address	Get the active address
iota client addresses	List the addresses, their aliases, and the active address
iota client new-address --key-scheme ed25519	Create a new address with ED25519 scheme
iota client new-address --key-scheme ed25519 --alias MY_ALIAS	Create a new address with ED25519 scheme and alias
iota client switch --address ADDRESS	Make this the active address (accepts also an alias)
iota keytool convert PRIVATE_KEY	Convert private key in Hex or Base64 to new format (Bech32 encoded 33 byte flag || private key starting with "iotaprivkey")
iota keytool generate ed25519	Generate a new keypair with ED25519 scheme and save it to file
iota keytool import INPUT KEY_SCHEME	Add a new key to IOTA CLI Keystore using either the input mnemonic phrase or a Bech32 encoded 33-byte flag || privkey starting with "iotaprivkey"
iota keytool update-alias OLD_ALIAS NEW_ALIAS	Update the alias of an address

Faucet & Gas

Command	Description
iota client faucet	Get an IOTA coin from the faucet associated with the active network
iota client faucet --address ADDRESS	Get an IOTA coin for the address (accepts also an alias)
iota client faucet --url CUSTOM_FAUCET_URL	Get an IOTA coin from custom faucet
iota client gas	List the gas coins for the active address
iota client gas ADDRESS	List the gas coins for the given address (accepts also an alias)

Network Command Description

Command	Description
iota client active-env	Get the active environment
iota client envs	List defined environments
iota client new-env --rpc URL --alias ALIAS	Create a new environment with URL and alias
iota client switch --env ENV_ALIAS	Switch to the given environment
iota genesis	Bootstrap and initialize a new IOTA network
iota start	Start the local IOTA network
iota-faucet	Start a local faucet. Note this is a different binary

Create, Build, and Test a Move Project

Command	Description
iota move build	Build the Move project in the current directory
iota move build --path PATH	Build the Move project from the given path
iota move migrate PATH	Migrate to Move 2024 for the package at provided path
iota move new PROJECT_NAME	Create a new Move project in the given folder
iota move test	Test the Move project in the current directory

Executing Transactions

Command	Description
iota client call \   --package PACKAGE \   --module MODULE \   --function FUNCTION	Call a Move package
iota client merge-coin \   --primary-coin COIN_ID \   --coin-to-merge COIN_ID	Merge two coins
iota client split-coin \   --coin-id COIN_ID \   --amounts 1000	Split a coin into two coins: one with 1000 NANOS and the rest
iota client pay-iota \   --input-coins COIN_ID \   --recipients ADDRESS \   --amounts 100000000	Transfer 0.1 IOTA to an address and use the same coin for gas
iota client pay-all-iota \   --input-coins COIN_ID \   --recipient ADDRESS \   --gas-budget 2000000	Transfer IOTA object to an address and use the same coin for gas

Programmable Transaction Blocks (PTBs)

Command	Description
iota client ptb --move-call p::m::f "<type>" args	Call a Move function from a package and module
iota client ptb --make-move-vec "<u64>" "[1000,2000]"	Make a Move vector with two elements of type u64
iota client ptb \   --split-coins gas "[1000]" \   --assign new_coins \   --transfer-objects "[new_coins]" ADDRESS	Split a gas coin and transfer it to address
iota client ptb --transfer-objects "[object_id]" ADDRESS	Transfer an object to an address. Note that you can pass multiple objects in the array
iota client ptb \   --move-call iota::tx_context::sender \   --assign sender \   --publish "." \   --assign upgrade_cap \   --transfer-objects "[upgrade_cap]" sender	Publish a Move package, and transfer the upgrade capability to sender