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create key

Description​

Creates a key pair within the wallet so that you don't need to manually import it like you would with cleos create key. By default, this will create a key with the type \"favored\" by the wallet, which is a K1 key. But this command also lets you create a key in R1 format.

Positionals​

key_type TEXT - "K1" or "R1" Key type to create

Options​

-n,--name TEXT=default The name of the wallet to create key into

Usage​

cleos wallet create_key K1

Outputs​

Created new private key with a public key of: "EOS67xHKzQArkWZN6rKLCq7NLvaj8kurwxzRxoTVz6cgDJkiWdGug"