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[FEAT] - add support for `-d/--datadir` option to pass in directory path

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
shell
Domain
cli

Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by locating the command entry point and the handling of the default data directory, then trace how existing options are parsed. Done means -d and --datadir accept a directory path and the node uses that path instead of the default.

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Description

feature
Describe the Problem

requires the default data directory

Describe the Solution

allow custom -d param

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Shell
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Merged PRs (30d)
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