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lightning-openchannel_abort

lightning-openchannel_abort -- Command to abort a channel to a peer

SYNOPSIS

openchannel_abort channel_id

DESCRIPTION

openchannel_init is a low level RPC command which initiates a channel
open with a specified peer. It uses the openchannel protocol
which allows for interactive transaction construction.

channel_id is id of this channel.

RETURN VALUE

On success, an object is returned, containing:

  • channel_id (hex): the channel id of the aborted channel (always 64 characters)
  • channel_canceled (boolean): whether this is completely canceled (there may be remaining in-flight transactions)
  • reason (string): usually "Abort requested", but if it happened to fail at the same time it could be different

On error the returned object will contain code and message properties,
with code being one of the following:

  • -32602: If the given parameters are wrong.
  • -1: Catchall nonspecific error.
  • 305: Peer is not connected.
  • 311: Unknown channel id.
  • 312: Channel in an invalid state

SEE ALSO

lightning-openchannel_init(7), lightning-openchannel_update(7),
lightning-openchannel_signed(7), lightning-openchannel_bump(7),
lightning-fundchannel_start(7), lightning-fundchannel_complete(7),
lightning-fundchannel(7), lightning-fundpsbt(7), lightning-utxopsbt(7),
lightning-multifundchannel(7)

AUTHOR

@niftynei <[email protected]> is mainly responsible.

RESOURCES

Main web site: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning