wallet open

Legacy spelling: this command was previously spelled wallet-open. Both spellings work, but only the nested spelling shown here appears in help and tab completion (v1.4.5+).

Open an existing wallet file.

Usage

wallet open <COMMAND>

Commands

Command	Description
software	Open a software wallet
trezor	(Beta) Open a wallet connected to a Trezor hardware wallet
ledger	(Beta) Open a wallet connected to a Ledger hardware wallet

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wallet open software

wallet open software [OPTIONS] <WALLET_PATH> [ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD]

Arguments

• <WALLET_PATH>: File path of the wallet file.

• [ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD]: (Optional) The decryption password, if the wallet is encrypted.

Options

• --force-change-wallet-type: Force-change the wallet type between hot and cold.

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wallet open trezor (Beta)

Open a wallet file associated with a Trezor hardware wallet.

wallet open trezor [OPTIONS] <WALLET_PATH> [ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD]

Arguments

• <WALLET_PATH>: File path of the wallet file.

• [ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD]: (Optional) The decryption password, if the wallet is encrypted.

Options

• --device-id <DEVICE_ID>: (Optional) The ID of the Trezor device to use, if multiple devices are connected. If not specified and multiple devices are present, a selection prompt will appear.

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wallet open ledger (Beta)

Open a wallet file associated with a Ledger hardware wallet.

wallet open ledger [OPTIONS] <WALLET_PATH> [ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD]

Arguments

• <WALLET_PATH>: File path of the wallet file.

• [ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD]: (Optional) The decryption password, if the wallet is encrypted.

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Related

• wallet create: Create a new wallet file.
• wallet recover: Recover a wallet from a seed phrase.
• wallet close: Close the currently opened wallet.