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+#! /bin/bash
+
+#echo "Enter the latest lighthouse version:"
+#read version
+version=4.2.0
+
+#download lighthouse binary
+binary="curl -LO https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/releases/download/v$version/lighthouse-v$version-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz" 
+
+#download the binary to the present working directory
+$binary 
+
+#extract
+tar xvf lighthouse-v$version-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
+
+#remove
+rm lighthouse-v$version-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
+
+#outputs help text. the "&& echo >> cli.txt is to create a line space between the next output"
+lighthouse --help | tee cli.txt && echo >> cli.txt
+
+# account manager, the -a option means append, i.e., append  the  output so that all outputs are in a single file
+lighthouse a --help | tee -a cli.txt && echo >> cli.txt
+# subcommand under account
+lighthouse a validator --help | tee -a cli.txt && echo >> cli.txt
+lighthouse a validator modify --help | tee -a cli.txt && echo >> cli.txt
+lighthouse a validator slashing-protection --help | tee -a cli.txt && echo >> cli.txt
+
+lighthouse a wallet --help | tee -a cli.txt && echo >> cli.txt
+
+# beacon node
+lighthouse bn --help | tee -a cli.txt && echo >> cli.txt
+# boot-node
+lighthouse boot_node --help | tee -a cli.txt && echo >> cli.txt
+
+# database manager
+lighthouse db --help | tee -a cli.txt && echo >> cli.txt
+
+# validator client
+lighthouse vc --help | tee -a cli.txt && echo >> cli.txt