Clean up paper/file system wallet docs (#9340)
* Add filesystem wallet page * Move validator paper wallet instructions to validator page * Remove paper wallet staking section * Add steps for multiple fs and paper wallets * Add keypair convention page and better multi-wallet example
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# File System Wallet
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This document describes how to create and use a file system wallet with the
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Solana CLI tools. A file system wallet exists as an unencrypted keypair file
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on your computer system's filesystem.
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{% hint style="info" %}
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File system wallets are the **least secure** method of storing SOL tokens.
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Storing large amounts of tokens in a file system wallet is **not recommended**.
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{% endhint %}
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## Before you Begin
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Make sure you have
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[installed the Solana Command Line Tools](../cli/install-solana-cli-tools.md)
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## Generate a File System Wallet Keypair
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Use Solana's command-line tool `solana-keygen` to generate keypair files. For
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example, run the following from a command-line shell:
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```bash
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mkdir ~/my-solana-wallet
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solana-keygen new --outfile ~/my-solana-wallet/my-keypair.json
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```
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This file contains your **unencrypted** keypair. In fact, even if you specify
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a password, that password applies to the recovery seed phrase, not the file. Do
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not share this file with others. Anyone with access to this file will have access
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to all tokens sent to its public key. Instead, you should share only its public
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key. To display its public key, run:
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```bash
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solana-keygen pubkey ~/my-solana-wallet/my-keypair.json
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```
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It will output a string of characters, such as:
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```text
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ErRr1caKzK8L8nn4xmEWtimYRiTCAZXjBtVphuZ5vMKy
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```
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This is the public key corresponding to the keypair in
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`~/my-solana-wallet/my-keypair.json`. The public key of the keypair file is
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your *wallet address*.
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## Verify your Address against your Keypair file
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To verify you hold the private key for a given address, use
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`solana-keygen verify`:
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```bash
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solana-keygen verify <PUBKEY> ~/my-solana-wallet/my-keypair.json
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```
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where `<PUBKEY>` is replaced with your wallet address.
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The command will output "Success" if the given address matches the
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the one in your keypair file, and "Failed" otherwise.
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## Creating Multiple File System Wallet Addresses
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You can create as many wallet addresses as you like. Simply re-run the
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steps in [Generate a File System Wallet](#generate-a-file-system-wallet-keypair)
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and make sure to use a new filename or path with the `--outfile` argument.
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Multiple wallet addresses can be useful if you want to transfer tokens between
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your own accounts for different purposes.
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