prysm-pulse/tools/update-genesis-time/README.md
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A tool to update genesis time of an existing state (#5664)
* Add a tool to update genesis time
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* Added a readme
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* Merge branch 'update-genesis-time' of github.com:prysmaticlabs/prysm into update-genesis-time
* Merge refs/heads/master into update-genesis-time
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## Utility to Update Beacon State Genesis Time
This is a utility to help users update genesis time of an input beacon state
### Usage
_Name:_
**update-genesis-time** - this is a utility to update genesis time of a beacon state
_Usage:_
update-genesis-time [global options]
_Flags:_
- --input-ssz-state: Input filename of the SSZ marshaling of the genesis state
- --genesis-time: Unix timestamp used as the genesis time in the generated genesis state (defaults to now)
### Example
To use private key with default RPC:
```
bazel run //tools/update-genesis-time -- --input-ssz-state=/tmp/genesis.ssz
```
### Output
```
INFO: Elapsed time: 5.887s, Critical Path: 4.99s
INFO: 41 processes: 41 darwin-sandbox.
INFO: Build completed successfully, 44 total actions
INFO: Build completed successfully, 44 total actions
2020/04/28 11:55:21 No --genesis-time specified, defaulting to now
2020/04/28 11:55:21 Done writing to /tmp/genesis.ssz
```