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LIGHTNING-FUNDCHANNEL_START(7) Manual Page
lightning-fundchannel_start - Command for initiating channel establishment for a lightning channel
SYNOPSIS
fundchannel_start id satoshi [feerate announce]
DESCRIPTION
fundchannel_start is a lower level RPC command. It allows a user to
initiate channel establishment with a connected peer.
id is the node id of the remote peer.
satoshi is the satoshi value that the channel will be funded at. This value MUST be accurate, otherwise the negotiated commitment transactions will not encompass the correct channel value.
feerate is an optional field. Sets the feerate for subsequent commitment transactions.
announce whether or not to annouce this channel.
RETURN VALUE
On success, returns the funding_address for the channel.
On failure, returns an error.
AUTHOR
Lisa Neigut <niftynei@gmail.com> is mainly responsible.
SEE ALSO
lightning-connect(7), lightning-fundchannel(7), lightning-fundchannel_complete(7), lightning-fundchannel_cancel(7)
RESOURCES
Main web site: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning
Last updated 2019-06-12 11:16:20 CEST