.TH "LIGHTNING-FUNDCHANNEL_START" "7" "" "" "lightning-fundchannel_start"
.SH NAME


lightning-fundchannel_start - Command for initiating channel
establishment for a lightning channel

.SH SYNOPSIS

\fBfundchannel_start\fR \fIid\fR \fIsatoshi\fR [\fIfeerate\fR \fIannounce\fR]

.SH DESCRIPTION

\fBfundchannel_start\fR is a lower level RPC command\. It allows a user to
initiate channel establishment with a connected peer\.


\fIid\fR is the node id of the remote peer\.


\fIsatoshi\fR 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\.


\fIfeerate\fR is an optional field\. Sets the feerate for subsequent
commitment transactions\.


\fIannounce\fR whether or not to annouce this channel\.

.SH RETURN VALUE

On success, returns the \fIfunding_address\fR for the channel\.


On failure, returns an error\.

.SH AUTHOR

Lisa Neigut \fBNone\fR (\fI<niftynei@gmail.com\fR)> is mainly responsible\.

.SH SEE ALSO

\fBlightning-connect\fR(7), \fBlightning-fundchannel\fR(7),
lightning-fundchannel_\fBcomplete\fR(7), lightning-fundchannel_\fBcancel\fR(7)

.SH RESOURCES

Main web site: \fBNone\fR (\fIhttps://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning\fR)

.HL

Last updated 2019-06-12 11:16:20 CEST