<p>You have miners on command line like <a href="https://github.com/veox/sgminer" rel="nofollow">sgminer</a> or <a href="https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer" rel="nofollow">cgminer</a>. You can use this with a GUI but it is not a requirement.</p>

<p>You can find usage guide on previous link.
Exemple for sgminer. After you build it and install it, you simply have to execute this command to lunch mining :</p>

<pre><code>sgminer -o http://pool:port -u username -p password
</code></pre>

<p>Replace :</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>pool</strong> by adresse of your pool</li>
<li><strong>port</strong> by the port of your mining pool </li>
<li><strong>username</strong> and <strong>password</strong> by your pool login.</li>
</ul>

<p>If you want more information check official github of these projects</p>

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2015-09-23T17:21:52.827Z
2015-09-23T17:21:52.827Z
Azwaw
<p>I have compiled litecoin core and am currently running litecoind which is downloading the blockchain.</p>

<p>What other command-line tools do I need in order to mine litecoin without a GUI? And what are the other prerequesites (aside from a beefy rig with lots of graphics cards etc)? Can I just create a wallet and set the daemon running? Does the daemon mine coins or do I need to use litecoin-cli to instruct the daemon as to the location of my wallet etc?</p>

<p>I can't seem to find any decent command line guides - most seem to be for cgminer or litecoin-qt</p>

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2015-09-23T16:34:59.460Z
As with Bitcoin, it is not viable or worth your time to mine with a computer and hasn't been for a long time. Mining has moved to specialized ASIC processors which can do the job faster and much more efficiently.
Claris
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Which command line software tools are required to mine litecoin
codecowboy
# Which command line software tools are required to mine litecoin

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-23)

I have compiled litecoin core and am currently running litecoind which is downloading the blockchain.

What other command-line tools do I need in order to mine litecoin without a GUI? And what are the other prerequesites (aside from a beefy rig with lots of graphics cards etc)? Can I just create a wallet and set the daemon running? Does the daemon mine coins or do I need to use litecoin-cli to instruct the daemon as to the location of my wallet etc?

I can't seem to find any decent command line guides - most seem to be for cgminer or litecoin-qt

**Tags:** litecoin, ubuntu, linux

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: As with Bitcoin, it is not viable or worth your time to mine with a computer and hasn't been for a long time. Mining has moved to specialized ASIC processors which can do the job faster and much more efficiently.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-09-23. Score: 1

You have miners on command line like [sgminer](https://github.com/veox/sgminer) or [cgminer](https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer). You can use this with a GUI but it is not a requirement.

You can find usage guide on previous link.
Exemple for sgminer. After you build it and install it, you simply have to execute this command to lunch mining :

```
sgminer -o http://pool:port -u username -p password

```

Replace :

* **pool** by adresse of your pool
* **port** by the port of your mining pool
* **username** and **password** by your pool login.

If you want more information check official github of these projects


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