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Save a protocol snapshot with the FLOW CLI

The FLOW CLI provides a command to save the latest finalized protocol state snapshot


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flow snapshot save <output path>

Example Usage​


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flow snapshot save /tmp/snapshot.json --network testnet

Example response​


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snapshot saved: /tmp/snapshot.json

Arguments​

Output Path​

  • Name: output path
  • Valid Input: any valid string path

Output path where the protocol snapshot JSON file will be saved.

Flags​

Host​

  • Flag: --host
  • Valid inputs: an IP address or hostname.
  • Default: 127.0.0.1:3569 (Flow Emulator)

Specify the hostname of the Access API that will be used to execute the commands.

Network Key​

  • Flag: --network-key
  • Valid inputs: A valid network public key of the host in hex string format

Specify the network public key of the Access API that will be used to create a secure GRPC client when executing the command.

Network​

  • Flag: --network
  • Short Flag: -n
  • Valid inputs: the name of a network defined in the configuration (flow.json)
  • Default: emulator

Specify which network you want the command to use for execution.

Filter​

  • Flag: --filter
  • Short Flag: -x
  • Valid inputs: case-sensitive name of the result property.

Specify any property name from the result you want to return as the only value.

Output​

  • Flag: --output
  • Short Flag: -o
  • Valid inputs: json, inline

Specify in which format you want to display the result.

Version Check​

  • Flag: --skip-version-check
  • Default: false

Skip version check during start up to speed up process for slow connections.