diff --git a/docs/_getting-started/index.md b/docs/_getting-started/index.md index fea50dc5d9..0d5ae08758 100644 --- a/docs/_getting-started/index.md +++ b/docs/_getting-started/index.md @@ -119,33 +119,3 @@ In the console you can issue any of the Geth commands, for example, to list all ```shell eth.accounts ``` - - - -## Next steps - - - -### Fast sync a test network - - - -You learned about the `--syncmode` argument above, but you can also specify the network to sync with, by adding it as an argument. For example to fast sync with the Rinkeby test network: - -```shell -geth --syncmode "fast" --rinkeby -``` - -To check the status of the sync, open another terminal, attach to the geth process, and open a console with the command below: - - - -```shell -geth attach ipc:{FILL_THIS} -``` - -Then at the `>` prompt, run the command below to the current state of the sync operation: - -```shell -eth.syncing -```