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Install the Stellar CLI

Stellar CLI​

There are a few ways to install the latest released version of Stellar CLI.

Install with Homebrew (macOS, Linux):

brew install stellar-cli

Install with cargo from source:

cargo install --locked stellar-cli --features opt

Set up Autocomplete​

The Stellar CLI supports some autocompletion. To set up, run the following commands:

stellar completion --shell <SHELL>

Possible SHELL values are bash, elvish, fish, powershell, zsh, etc.

To enable autocomplete in the current bash shell, run:

source <(stellar completion --shell bash)

To enable autocomplete permanently, run:

echo "source <(stellar completion --shell bash)" >> ~/.bashrc

Stellar CLI Cookbook​

To understand how to get the most of the Stellar CLI, see the Stellar CLI Cookbook for recipes and a collection of resources to teach you how to use the CLI. Examples of recipes included in the CLI cookbook include: send payments, manage contract lifecycle, extend contract instance/storage/wasm, and more.

Video Tutorials​