All command-line options (except for -conf) may be specified in a configuration file, and all configuration file options may also be specified on the command line. Command-line options override values set in the configuration file. The configuration file is a list of <setting>=<value> pairs, one per line, with optional comments starting with the # character.
The configuration file is not automatically created; you can create it using your favorite plain-text editor. By default, hellar-qt (or hellard) will look for a file named hellar.conf in the Hellar data directory, but both the data directory and the configuration file path may be changed using the -datadir and -conf command-line arguments.
| Platform | Path to data folder | Typical path to configuration file |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | ~/ | /home/username/.hellar/hellar.conf |
| Windows | %APPDATA% | (Vista-10) C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Hellar\hellar.conf |
| Windows | %APPDATA% | (2000-XP) C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Hellar\hellar.conf |
📘 Testnet/Devnet modes
Note: if running Hellar in testnet mode, the sub-folder
testnet3will be appended to the data directory automatically. Likewise, if running in devnet mode, the subfolderdevnet-"devnet name"will be appended to the data directory.
The following sections provide details of the command line arguments for each of the five components distributed in Hellar Core releases.
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| hellard | Hellar Core daemon |
| hellar-qt | Hellar Core wallet GUI |
| hellar-cli | Hellar Core RPC Client |
| hellar-tx | Hellar Core transaction utility |
| hellar-wallet | Hellar Core wallet utility |
View all command line options for hellard.
Usage: hellard [options] Start Hellar Core Daemon
View all command line options for hellar-qt.
Usage: hellar-qt [command-line options]
View all command line options for hellar-cli.
Usage: hellar-cli [options] <command> [params] Send command to Hellar Core hellar-cli [options] -named <command> [name=value] ... Send command to Hellar Core (with named arguments) hellar-cli [options] help List commands hellar-cli [options] help <command> Get help for a command
View all command line options for hellar-tx.