How to create custom accounts in testrpc

Question

I am learning truffle and using testrpc to run etheruem blockchain. When I run testrpc command, pre-defined accounts are created with with accounts and balance. I am trying to experiment with truffle and testrpc. Can I create an account with my own address?

Answer 1

Yes, you can use testrpc to do this. The syntax is as follows:

testrpc --account "<private-key>, balance"

Example:

testrpc --account "0x446sh1f689c54ffdc73b048227sy7fb55953cb4c8deb2553e3615f7c37suah2, 100"