The node-best-block-height command in Mintlayer is used to return the height of the current best block in the blockchain. This command is vital for understanding the length of the blockchain and for confirming that your node is synchronized with the network.
node-best-block-height
-h, --help: Displays help information about the node-best-block-height command.Retrieving the Best Block Height:
To find out the height of the best block, execute the command:
node-best-block-height
The command will return the height of the best block as a number, for example:
126827
This number represents the height of the most recent block on the Mintlayer blockchain, indicating how many blocks have been confirmed since the genesis block.