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# 📜  Useful Commands

***Get validator info***

```bash
xiond status 2>&1 | jq .ValidatorInfo
```

***Get sync info***

```bash
xiond status 2>&1 | jq
```

### *Key management* <a href="#key-management" id="key-management"></a>

***Add new key***

```bash
xiond keys add wallet
```

***Recover existing key***

```bash
xiond keys add wallet --recover
```

***List all keys***

```bash
xiond keys list
```

***Delete key***

```bash
xiond keys delete wallet
```

***Query wallet balance***

```bash
xiond q bank balances $(xiond keys show wallet -a)
```

### *Validator management* <a href="#validator-management" id="validator-management"></a>

Please make sure you have adjusted **moniker**, **identity**, **details** and **website** to match your values.

***Create new validator***

```bash
xiond tx staking create-validator \
--amount 1000000uxion \
--pubkey $(xiond tendermint show-validator) \
--moniker "YOUR_MONIKER_NAME" \
--identity "YOUR_KEYBASE_ID" \
--details "YOUR_DETAILS" \
--website "YOUR_WEBSITE_URL" \
--chain-id xion-mainnet-1 \
--commission-rate 0.05 \
--commission-max-rate 0.20 \
--commission-max-change-rate 0.05 \
--min-self-delegation 1 \
--from wallet \
--gas-adjustment 1.4 \
--gas auto \
--gas-prices 0uxion \
-y
```

***Edit existing validator***

```bash
xiond tx staking edit-validator \
--new-moniker "YOUR_MONIKER_NAME" \
--identity "YOUR_KEYBASE_ID" \
--details "YOUR_DETAILS" \
--website "YOUR_WEBSITE_URL" \
--chain-id xion-mainnet-1 \
--commission-rate 0.05 \
--from wallet \
--gas-adjustment 1.4 \
--gas auto \
--gas-prices 0uxion \
-y
```

***Unjail validator***

```bash
xiond tx slashing unjail --from wallet --chain-id xion-mainnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0uxion -y
```

***Jail reason***

```bash
xiond query slashing signing-info $(xiond tendermint show-validator)
```

***View validator details***

```bash
xiond q staking validator $(xiond keys show wallet --bech val -a)
```

### &#x20;*Token management* <a href="#token-management" id="token-management"></a>

***Withdraw rewards from all validators***

```bash
xiond tx distribution withdraw-all-rewards --from wallet --chain-id xion-mainnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0uxion -y
```

***Withdraw commission and rewards from your validator***

```bash
xiond tx distribution withdraw-rewards $(xiond keys show wallet --bech val -a) --commission --from wallet --chain-id xion-mainnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0uxion -y
```

***Delegate tokens to yourself***

```bash
xiond tx staking delegate $(xiond keys show wallet --bech val -a) 1000000uxion --from wallet --chain-id xion-mainnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0uxion -y
```

***Delegate tokens to validator***

```bash
xiond tx staking delegate <TO_VALOPER_ADDRESS> 1000000uxion --from wallet --chain-id xion-mainnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0uxion -y
```

***Redelegate tokens to another validator***

```bash
xiond tx staking redelegate $(xiond keys show wallet --bech val -a) <TO_VALOPER_ADDRESS> 1000000uxion --from wallet --chain-id xion-mainnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0uxion -y
```

***Unbond tokens from your validator***

```bash
xiond tx staking unbond $(xiond keys show wallet --bech val -a) 1000000uxion --from wallet --chain-id xion-mainnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0uxion -y
```

***Send tokens to the wallet***

```bash
xiond tx bank send wallet <TO_WALLET_ADDRESS> 1000000uxion --from wallet --chain-id xion-mainnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0uxion -y
```

***Remove node***

Please, before proceeding with the next step! All chain data will be lost! Make sure you have backed up your **priv\_validator\_key.json**!

```bash
cd $HOME
sudo systemctl stop xiond
sudo systemctl disable xiond
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/xiond
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
rm -f $(which xiond)
rm -rf $HOME/.xiond
rm -rf $HOME/xion
```

### *Service Management* <a href="#service-management" id="service-management"></a>

***Reload service configuration***

```bash
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```

***Enable service***

```bash
sudo systemctl enable xiond
```

***Disable service***

```bash
sudo systemctl disable xiond
```

***Start service***

```bash
sudo systemctl start xiond
```

***Stop service***

```bash
sudo systemctl stop xiond
```

***Restart service***

```bash
sudo systemctl restart xiond
```

***Check service status***

```bash
sudo systemctl status xiond
```

***Check service logs***

```bash
sudo journalctl -u xiond -f --no-hostname -o cat
```


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