quill transfer
Signs an ICP transfer transaction.
Basic usage
The basic syntax for running quill transfer commands is:
quill transfer [option] --amount <AMOUNT> <TO>
Arguments
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
<TO> | Destination account. |
Flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
-h, --help | Displays usage information. |
Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--amount <AMOUNT> | Amount of ICPs to transfer (with up to 8 decimal digits after comma). |
--fee <FEE> | Transaction fee, default is 10000 e8s. |
--from-subaccount <SUBACCOUNT> | The subaccount to transfer from. |
--memo <MEMO> | Reference number, default is 0. |
Examples
The quill transfer command is used to transfer ICP from one account to another.
For example, to transfer 5 ICP to the anonymous principal 2vxsx-fae:
quill transfer 1c7a48ba6a562aa9eaa2481a9049cdf0433b9738c992d698c31d8abf89cadc79 --amount 5
This will produce a response like:
(5_581_035 : nat64)
This refers to the block index, also known as block height, at which the transaction took place; you can look up this transaction on the IC dashboard.
Remarks
As this is an update call, it will not actually make the request, but rather generate a signed and packaged request that can be sent from anywhere. You can use the --qr flag to display it as a QR code, or if you are not working with an air-gapped machine, you can pipe it to quill send -.
For more information about ICP and transfers, see ICP Token.