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Command Line Interface

The command line interface is great for sending bulk commands to Cryptowatch, cutting out all the mouse-wagging and button clicking that eats up precious trading time. You can find the command line interface in the Utility Belt on the right-hand side of the screen:
The command line interface is on the right side of the screen, featuring some useful alerts flags.
The command line interface can also be opened using hotkeys:
Operating System
Hotkey
Windows / Linux
Ctrl + Enter
Mac
Cmd + Enter

Using the CLI

Using the command line interface to enter alerts.
Type a command and hit Enter. The commands currently available are go, ls, clear and help.
  • go will let you navigate between Cryptowatch pages.
    • Example:
      go assets will bring you to the Cryptowatch Assets page.
  • ls will provide a requested list.
    • Example:
      ls assets will return a list of all available assets on Cryptowatch.
  • Modifiers can be used with the go charts command to build a specific chart.
    • Example:
      go charts kraken ethusd 1d returns a daily chart of ETHUSD on Kraken.
The Tab key can also be used for autocomplete suggestions.

Getting help

You can send the help command to see what you can do in the terminal. You can also send help as a flag by adding --help or -h to a command for more information about it.
For example: sending ls -h will give you information on what you can do with the ls command.

Full command dictionary

Below you will find all the commands you can use in the Command Line Interface. First, a special "flag" you can use after any command to learn more about that command - for example, to use the -h flag with the ls command, enter this in the CLI: ls -h
Flag
Description
--help, -h
use this after any command to see helpful information on how to use that command
Command
Description
Grammar and Examples
go g
navigate to a view / page
go <view> go assets <asset> go exchanges <exchange> go charts <exchange> <instrument> <?interval>
ls
list resources
ls alerts ls assets ls exchanges ls indices ls intervals ls <exchange> instruments ls views ls themes
clear
clear terminal
clear
help
output usage information
help or as a flag: --help and -h
Command
Description
Grammar and Examples
alert
create a custom alert
alert <exchange> <instrument> price <thresholds> eg. alert kraken btcusd price >=25000 >27250 <=22500 alert <exchange> <instrument> <thresholds> eg. alert kraken btcusd >27250 <=22500 alert <exchange> <instrument> volume <interval> <type> <thresholds> eg. alert kraken btcusd volume 1d base 500000000 alert <exchange> <instrument> <interval> <type> <thresholds> eg. alert kraken btcusd 1d quote 500000000
theme
manage color themes
theme export theme set <theme-name> eg. theme set standard theme create <theme> eg. theme create "My Theme,#000000,#b2b2b2,#363D52,#FFD506,#596A83,#00B909,#C60606" theme delete <theme-name> eg. theme delete "My Theme" theme rename <old-name> <new-name> eg. theme rename "My Theme" "New Name"