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book: document --create flag usage and argument for cast estimate
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book(cast estimate): add example for --create flag usage in EXAMPLES …
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Expand Up @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import TxValueOption from "../../reference/common/tx-value-option.mdx";
import RpcOptions from "../../reference/common/rpc-options.mdx";
import EtherscanOptions from "../../reference/common/etherscan-options.mdx";
import CommonOptions from "./common-options.mdx";
import CastEstimateCreateOption from "../../reference/common/cast-estimate-create-option.mdx";

## cast estimate

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<SigDescription />

### OPTIONS
<CastEstimateCreateOption />

#### Transaction Options

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cast estimate 0xC02aaA39b223FE8D0A0e5C4F27eAD9083C756Cc2 \
--value 0.1ether "deposit()"
```
2. Estimate the gas cost for deploying a new contract:
```sh
cast estimate --create 0x608060405234801561001057600080fd5b506040516101...
```
Replace `0x6080...` with your contract's deployment (init) bytecode.

### SEE ALSO

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#### Create Option

`--create` _init_code_
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Estimate gas as if deploying a new contract, rather than calling a function on an existing contract.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;_init_code_ is the contract's deployment bytecode, provided as a hexadecimal string.