Blockchain import and export instructions - whilei/ethereumproject-wiki GitHub Wiki

name: Blockchain Import/Export category:

Note: Binary format is concatenated RLP-encoded blocks

eth --import <filename>

Formats supported: binary

eth --export Myfile --format binary --from 45 --to latest

Formats supported: hex (newlines separating), binary or JSON --from and --to also support blockhashes

geth import <filename>

Formats supported: binary

geth --genesis <filename> --genesisnonce <nonce>

Formats supported: json

geth export <filename>

Formats supported: binary