chantools/doc/chantools.md

## chantools

Chantools helps recover funds from lightning channels

### Synopsis

This tool provides helper functions that can be used rescue
funds locked in lnd channels in case lnd itself cannot run properly anymore.
Complete documentation is available at https://github.com/guggero/chantools/.

### Options

```
  -h, --help      help for chantools
  -r, --regtest   Indicates if regtest parameters should be used
  -t, --testnet   Indicates if testnet parameters should be used
```

### SEE ALSO

* [chantools chanbackup](chantools_chanbackup.md)	 - Create a channel.backup file from a channel database
* [chantools compactdb](chantools_compactdb.md)	 - Create a copy of a channel.db file in safe/read-only mode
* [chantools deletepayments](chantools_deletepayments.md)	 - Remove all (failed) payments from a channel DB
* [chantools derivekey](chantools_derivekey.md)	 - Derive a key with a specific derivation path
* [chantools dropchannelgraph](chantools_dropchannelgraph.md)	 - Remove all graph related data from a channel DB
* [chantools dumpbackup](chantools_dumpbackup.md)	 - Dump the content of a channel.backup file
* [chantools dumpchannels](chantools_dumpchannels.md)	 - Dump all channel information from an lnd channel database
* [chantools fakechanbackup](chantools_fakechanbackup.md)	 - Fake a channel backup file to attempt fund recovery
* [chantools filterbackup](chantools_filterbackup.md)	 - Filter an lnd channel.backup file and remove certain channels
* [chantools fixoldbackup](chantools_fixoldbackup.md)	 - Fixes an old channel.backup file that is affected by the lnd issue #3881 (unable to derive shachain root key)
* [chantools forceclose](chantools_forceclose.md)	 - Force-close the last state that is in the channel.db provided
* [chantools genimportscript](chantools_genimportscript.md)	 - Generate a script containing the on-chain keys of an lnd wallet that can be imported into other software like bitcoind
* [chantools migratedb](chantools_migratedb.md)	 - Apply all recent lnd channel database migrations
* [chantools removechannel](chantools_removechannel.md)	 - Remove a single channel from the given channel DB
* [chantools rescueclosed](chantools_rescueclosed.md)	 - Try finding the private keys for funds that are in outputs of remotely force-closed channels
* [chantools rescuefunding](chantools_rescuefunding.md)	 - Rescue funds locked in a funding multisig output that never resulted in a proper channel; this is the command the initiator of the channel needs to run
* [chantools showrootkey](chantools_showrootkey.md)	 - Extract and show the BIP32 HD root key from the 24 word lnd aezeed
* [chantools signrescuefunding](chantools_signrescuefunding.md)	 - Rescue funds locked in a funding multisig output that never resulted in a proper channel; this is the command the remote node (the non-initiator) of the channel needs to run
* [chantools summary](chantools_summary.md)	 - Compile a summary about the current state of channels
* [chantools sweepremoteclosed](chantools_sweepremoteclosed.md)	 - Go through all the addresses that could have funds of channels that were force-closed by the remote party. A public block explorer is queried for each address and if any balance is found, all funds are swept to a given address
* [chantools sweeptimelock](chantools_sweeptimelock.md)	 - Sweep the force-closed state after the time lock has expired
* [chantools sweeptimelockmanual](chantools_sweeptimelockmanual.md)	 - Sweep the force-closed state of a single channel manually if only a channel backup file is available
* [chantools vanitygen](chantools_vanitygen.md)	 - Generate a seed with a custom lnd node identity public key that starts with the given prefix
* [chantools walletinfo](chantools_walletinfo.md)	 - Shows info about an lnd wallet.db file and optionally extracts the BIP32 HD root key
* [chantools zombierecovery](chantools_zombierecovery.md)	 - Try rescuing funds stuck in channels with zombie nodes