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keygen

Usage: pmc keygen [OPTIONS]

  Generates public/private key pair

Options:
  -m, --mnemonic TEXT  Mnemonic word list, words separated by space, e.g:
                       "lift employ roast rotate liar holiday sun fever output
                       magnet...""
  -s, --save PATH      File to save the generated keypair in
  -h, --help           Show this message and exit

The keygen command (pmc keygen) generates a public and private key pair. An elliptic curve secp256k1 generates these keys.

  • Saves the key pair in a file named .secret.
pmc keygen --save .secret
  • Generates a key pair from a mnemonic phrase and saves it to a file named .secret.
pmc keygen --save .secret --mnemonic "march aspect beef treat ..."
  • Generates a keypair that PMC uses when commands are executed from this directory.
pmc keygen -s .pmc/config
  • Generates a keypair that PMC uses when commands are executed from this host (global config).
pmc keygen -s ~/.pmc/config