taler-merchant-setup-reserve(1)
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  Name
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  **taler-merchant-setup-reserve** - setup reserve for tipping


Synopsis
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**taler-merchant-setup-reserve** [*options*]


Description
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**taler-merchant-setup-reserve** is a command line tool to setup a reserve
(creating the private reserve key) and obtaining the wire transfer information
from the exchange needed to fill the reserve.


Options
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**-A** *USERNAME:PASSWORD* \| **––auth=**\ \ *USERNAME:PASSWORD*
   Use ``USERNAME`` and ``PASSWORD`` for HTTP client authentication.
   The ":" must be present as a separator.
   Note that this form of authentication has nothing to do with the TLS client
   certificate authentication supported with the ``-C``, ``-k`` and ``-p`` options.
   The ``PASSWORD`` given to this option is given to the server!

**-a** *VALUE* \| **––amount=**\ \ *VALUE*
   Mandatory.
   Amount to be transferred to the reserve.

**-C** *CERTFILE* \| **––cert=**\ \ *CERTFILE*
   The specified ``CERTFILE`` contains a TLS client certificate to be used to
   authenticate the client. See also ``-t``.

**-e** *URL* \| **––exchange-url=**\ \ *URL*
   Mandatory.
   Use ``URL`` for the exchange base URL.
   This is the exchange where the reserve will be created.
   The currency used in the amount specification must be offered by this exchange.

**-k** *KEYFILE* \| **––key=**\ \ *KEYFILE*
   The specified ``KEYFILE`` contains a TLS client private key to be used to
   authenticate the client. See also ``-p`` and ``-C``.

**-m** *URL* \| **––merchant-url=**\ \ *URL*
   Mandatory.
   Use ``URL`` as the merchant base URL.
   Should include the path to the instance if the reserve is to be
   created for a non-default instance.

**-p** *KEYFILEPASSPHRASE* \| **––pass=**\ \ *KEYFILEPASSPHRASE*
   The specified ``KEYFILEPASSPHRASE`` is to be used to decrypt the KEYFILE.
   See also ``-k``. Not to be confused with ``-A``.
   The ``KEYFILEPASSPHRASE`` given here is only used locally to decrypt the KEYFILE.

**-t** *CERTTYPE* \| **––type=**\ \ *CERTTYPE*
   The specified CERTFILE contains a TLS client certificate of ``CERTTYPE``.
   Default is ``PEM``. See also ``-C``.

**-w** *METHOD* \| **––wire-method=**\ \ *METHOD*
   Mandatory.
   Which wire method should be used.
   Needed to select the wire transfer method of the exchange.
   The method must be supported by the exchange.
   Typical values would be ``iban`` or ``x-taler-bank``.

**-c** *FILENAME* \| **––config=**\ \ *FILENAME*
   Use the configuration and other resources for the merchant to
   operate from ``FILENAME``.

**-h** \| **––help**
   Print short help on options.

**-v** \| **––version**
   Print version information.

**-l** *LF* \| **––logfile=**\ \ *LF*
   Sends logs to file whose path is ``LF``.

**-L** *LOGLEVEL* \| **––log=**\ \ *LOGLEVEL*
   Use loglevel ``LOGLEVEL``.


See Also
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taler-merchant-dbinit(1), taler.conf(5)


Bugs
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Report bugs by using https://bugs.taler.net/ or by sending electronic
mail to <taler@gnu.org>.