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-rw-r--r--cmd/geth/main.go3
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 9437f8eb4..02964dadf 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ password to file or expose in any other way.
Imports an unencrypted private key from <keyfile> and creates a new account.
Prints the address.
-The keyfile is assumed to contain an unencrypted private key in canonical EC
-raw bytes format.
+The keyfile is assumed to contain an unencrypted private key in hexadecimal format.
The account is saved in encrypted format, you are prompted for a passphrase.