diff --git a/docs/02_cleos/02_how-to-guides/how-to-get-account-information.md b/docs/02_cleos/02_how-to-guides/how-to-get-account-information.md index 8a29b77b71d..7dc5f686d01 100644 --- a/docs/02_cleos/02_how-to-guides/how-to-get-account-information.md +++ b/docs/02_cleos/02_how-to-guides/how-to-get-account-information.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -## Goal +## Overview -Query infomation of an EOSIO account +This how-to guide provides instructions on how to query infomation of an EOSIO account. The example in this how-to guide retrieves information of the `eosio` account. ## Before you begin @@ -9,17 +9,26 @@ Query infomation of an EOSIO account [[info | Note]] | The cleos tool is bundled with the EOSIO software. [Installing EOSIO](../../00_install/index.md) will also install the cleos tool. -* Acquire functional understanding of [EOSIO Accounts and Permissions](https://developers.eos.io/welcome/latest/protocol/accounts_and_permissions) +* Acquire functional understanding of [EOSIO Accounts and Permissions](https://developers.eos.io/welcome/v2.1/protocol/accounts_and_permissions) +## Command Reference -## Steps +See the following reference guide for command line usage and related options for the cleos command: -Execute the command below: +* [`cleos get account`](../03_command-reference/get/account.md) command and its parameters + +## Procedure + +The following step shows how to query information of the `eosio` account: + +1. Run the following command: ```sh -cleos get account ACCOUNT_NAME +cleos get account eosio ``` -Where ACCOUNT_NAME = name of the existing account in the EOSIO blockchain. +**Where**: + +* `eosio` = The name of the default system account in the EOSIO blockchain. **Example Output**