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> :information_source: **NOTE:** This is a draft in progress, so that I can get some feedback from early reviewers. It is not yet ready for learning.
Before you start playing with Lightning Network, you may always want to come to a better understanding of your setup.
Before you begin accessing the Lightning Network, you should come to a better understanding of your setup.
## Know Your c-lightning Directory
## Knowing Your c-lightning Directory
To start with, you should understand where everything is kept: the `~/.lightning` directory.
The main directory just contains as many networks as configured, in this case we have testnet directory.
Everything is kept in the `~/.lightning` directory.
The main directory just contains directories for whichever networks are configured, in this case testnet:
```
c$ ls ~/.lightning
$ ls ~/.lightning
testnet
```
In your ~/.lightning/testnet directory, you'll find that contains all of the guts:
The `~/.lightning/testnet directory` will then contains all of the guts of your setup:
```
c$ ls ~/.lightning/testnet3
$ ls ~/.lightning/testnet3
config gossip_store hsm_secret lightningd.sqlite3 lightningd.sqlite3-journal lightning-rpc
```
> :link: **TESTNET vs MAINNET:** If you're using mainnet, then _everything_ will instead be placed in the main `~/.lightning/bitcoin` directory. These various setups _do_ elegantly stack, so if you are using mainnet, testnet, and regtest, you'll find that `~/.lightning/bitcoin` contains your config file and your mainnet data, the `~/.lightning/testnet` directory contains your testnet data, and the `~/.lightning/regtest` directory contains your regtest data.
## Know Your lightning-cli Commands
## Knowing Your lightning-cli Commands
Most of your early work will be done with the `lightning-cli` command, which offers an easy interface to `lightningd`.
Most of your early work will be done with the `lightning-cli` command, which offers an easy interface to `lightningd`, just like `bitcoin-cli` does.
You've already seen that the `help` command will gives you a list of other commands:
```
c$ lightning-cli help
$ lightning-cli help
lightning-cli: WARNING: default network changing in 2020: please set network=testnet in config!
=== bitcoin ===
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run `lightning-cli help <command>` for more information on a specific command
```
## Optional: Know your lightning lnfo
## Knowing your Lightning Info
A variety of lightning-cli commands can give you additional information on your lightning node. The most general ones are:
A variety of `lightning-cli` commands can give you additional information on your lightning node. The most general ones are:
```
c$ lightning-cli listconfigs
c$ lightning-cli listfunds
c$ lightning-cli listtransactions
c$ lightning-cli listinvoices
c$ lightning-cli listnodes
$ lightning-cli listconfigs
$ lightning-cli listfunds
$ lightning-cli listtransactions
$ lightning-cli listinvoices
$ lightning-cli listnodes
```
* listconfigs: The listconfigs RPC command to list all configuration options with members reflecting the corresponding lightningd-config.
* listfunds: The listfunds RPC command displays all funds available, either in unspent outputs (UTXOs) in the internal wallet or funds locked in currently open channels.
* listtransactions: The listtransactions command returns transactions tracked in the wallet. This includes deposits, withdrawals and transactions related to channels.
* listinvoices: The listinvoices RPC command gets the status of a specific invoice, if it exists, or the status of all invoices if given no argument.
* listnodes: The listnodes command returns nodes the node has learned about via gossip messages, or a single one if the node id was specified.
* listconfigs: The `listconfigs` RPC command lists all configuration options.
* listfunds: The `listfunds` RPC command displays all funds available, either in unspent outputs (UTXOs) in the internal wallet or funds locked in currently open channels.
* listtransactions: The `listtransactions` RPC command returns transactions tracked in the wallet. This includes deposits, withdrawals and transactions related to channels.
* listinvoices: The `listinvoices` RPC command retrievers the status of a specific invoice, if it exists, or the status of all invoices if given no argument.
* listnodes: The `listnodes` RPC command returns nodes that your server has learned about via gossip messages, or a single one if the node id was specified.
For example `lightning-cli listconfigs` gives you a variety of information on your setup:
```
c$ lightning-cli --network=testnet listconfigs
{
"# version": "v0.8.2-398-g869fa08",
"lightning-dir": "/home/user/.lightning",
"lightning-dir": "/home/standup/.lightning",
"network": "testnet",
"allow-deprecated-apis": true,
"rpc-file": "lightning-rpc",