---
title: snrd genesis validate
description: Validates the genesis file at the default location or at the location passed as an arg
---

# snrd genesis validate

Validates the genesis file at the default location or at the location passed as an arg

## Usage

```shell
snrd genesis validate [file] [flags]
```

## Flags

<ParamField path="help" type="string">
  for validate
</ParamField>

## Global Flags

<ParamField path="broadcast-mode" type="string" default="sync">
  Transaction broadcasting mode (sync|async)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="chain-id" type="string">
  Specify Chain ID for sending Tx
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="fees" type="string">
  Fees to pay along with transaction; eg: 10aatom
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="from" type="string">
  Name or address of private key with which to sign
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="gas-adjustment" type="float" default="1">
  adjustment factor to be multiplied against the estimate returned by the tx simulation; if the gas limit is set manually this flag is ignored
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="gas-prices" type="string">
  Gas prices to determine the transaction fee (e.g. 10aatom)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="home" type="string" default="/Users/prad/.sonr">
  directory for config and data
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="keyring-backend" type="string" default="os">
  Select keyring's backend
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="log_format" type="string" default="plain">
  The logging format (json|plain)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="log_level" type="string" default="info">
  The logging level (trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|panic|disabled or '*:&lt;level&gt;,&lt;key&gt;:&lt;level&gt;')
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="log_no_color" type="string">
  colored logs
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="node" type="string" default="tcp://localhost:26657">
  &lt;host&gt;:&lt;port&gt; to tendermint rpc interface for this chain
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="trace" type="string">
  out full stack trace on errors
</ParamField>

## Examples

### Basic usage

```shell
snrd genesis validate
```

## See Also

- [snrd genesis](./snrd_genesis.mdx) - Parent command