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Fuego (XFG) transactions are sent and received using simplewallet, the command-line wallet included with the node suite. Every Fuego address starts with the prefix fire, derived from the network’s Base58 prefix. The process takes only a few commands: open your wallet, verify your balance, and broadcast the transfer. This guide walks you through each step.
1

Open your wallet

Launch simplewallet and point it at your wallet key file. If fuegod is running on the same machine you can omit the daemon flags; otherwise add --daemon-host and --daemon-port.
./simplewallet --wallet-file wallet.keys
Enter your password when prompted. The wallet will sync with the daemon and display your current block height before dropping you into the interactive console.
2

Check your balance

At the [wallet] prompt, run:
balance
The output shows your available balance (spendable now) and any locked balance (outputs waiting to mature). You need sufficient available balance to cover the amount plus the minimum fee of 0.008 XFG.
3

Get the recipient's address

Ask the recipient for their Fuego address. All valid addresses begin with fire and are roughly 97 characters long. You can display your own address at any time with:
address
Example address format:
fireXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
4

Send the transfer

Use the transfer command with the recipient address and amount:
transfer <recipient_address> <amount>
For example, to send 10 XFG:
transfer fireXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 10
The wallet displays the transaction fee (0.008 XFG, applied automatically) and asks you to confirm before broadcasting. The mixin is set to the network minimum of 2 automatically.
5

Confirm the transfer

Once the transaction is broadcast, verify it was sent:
list_transfers
This prints a table of all outgoing and incoming transactions, including hash, amount, fee, and block height. Look for your transaction with a status of spent or confirmed.
After a transaction is included in a block, your newly received outputs are locked for 10 blocks (CRYPTONOTE_DEFAULT_TX_SPENDABLE_AGE = 10) before they can be spent. At the 480-second block target, that is roughly 80 minutes. The locked amount will appear in your balance but will not be available to send until those blocks pass.

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Using payment IDs

Payment IDs let merchants and exchanges correlate a specific deposit to a customer or order. You can attach a payment ID to any transfer using the -p flag: 
transfer <recipient_address> <amount> -p <payment_id>
A payment ID is a 64-character hexadecimal string, for example: 
transfer fireXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 5 -p a1b2c3d4e5f60718a1b2c3d4e5f60718a1b2c3d4e5f60718a1b2c3d4e5f60718

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Integrated addresses

An integrated address encodes both the recipient’s address and a payment ID into a single string, making it impossible for the sender to forget to include the payment ID. Generate one from inside simplewallet: 
create_integrated <payment_id>
The resulting integrated address can be shared with payers exactly like a regular address. When you receive a payment to an integrated address, list_transfers will show the embedded payment ID alongside the transaction.