3 examples for cgminer

  # starts cgminer and begins mining with a worker established with Slush's bitcoin mining pool
# replacements 	[username] your pool account username
# 		 		[workname] the name of the worker you created on the pool mining site
# 		 		[password] the password of the worker you created on the pool mining site
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cgminer --url stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 --user [username].[workername] --pass [password]
        

  # displays the available USB mining devices
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cgminer --ndevs
        

  # starts cgminer and begins mining with a worker established with the provided pool
# replacements 	[pool] pool uri
#				[port] port number provided by pool
#				[username] your pool account username
# 		 		[workname] the name of the worker you created on the pool mining site
# 		 		[password] the password of the worker you created on the pool mining site
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cgminer -o http://[pool]:[port] -u [username] -p [password]