> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.canto.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.canto.io/canto-node/validators/useful-commands.md).

# Useful Commands

Here are some useful commands for node operators:

<table><thead><tr><th width="375">Command</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>cantod keys list</code></td><td>Lists the names of keys created on your machine</td></tr><tr><td><code>cantod tendermint show-node-id</code></td><td>Shows your node ID</td></tr><tr><td><code>cantod keys show &#x3C;keyname> -a --bech val</code></td><td>Gets your valoper address</td></tr><tr><td><code>curl http://localhost:26657/status | jq .result.sync_info.catching_up</code></td><td>Checks if your node is catching up (query via the RPC, default port 26657) </td></tr><tr><td><code>query slashing signing-info $(cantod tendermint show-validator)</code></td><td>Checks if you are jailed or tombstoned</td></tr><tr><td><code>cantod query slashing signing-infos</code> </td><td>Shows blocks your node is missing</td></tr><tr><td><code>cantod tendermint show-address</code> </td><td>Shows your Tendermint consensus address for comparison to the list of validators missing blocks</td></tr></tbody></table>


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