refactor: files API (#1720)

BREAKING CHANGE: Files API methods `add*`, `cat*`, `get*` have moved from `files` to the root namespace. Specifically, the following changes have been made: * `ipfs.files.add` => `ipfs.add` * `ipfs.files.addPullStream` => `ipfs.addPullStream` * `ipfs.files.addReadableStream` => `ipfs.addReadableStream` * `ipfs.files.cat` => `ipfs.cat` * `ipfs.files.catPullStream` => `ipfs.catPullStream` * `ipfs.files.catReadableStream` => `ipfs.catReadableStream` * `ipfs.files.get` => `ipfs.get` * `ipfs.files.getPullStream` => `ipfs.getPullStream` * `ipfs.files.getReadableStream` => `ipfs.getReadableStream` License: MIT Signed-off-by: Alan Shaw <alan.shaw@protocol.ai>
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
   <br>
 </p>
 
-### Project status
+### Project status - `Alpha`
 
 We've come a long way, but this project is still in Alpha, lots of development is happening, API might change, beware of the Dragons 🐉..
 
 **Want to get started?** Check our [examples folder](/examples) to learn how to spawn an IPFS node in Node.js and in the Browser.
 
-You can check the development status at the [Waffle Board](https://waffle.io/ipfs/js-ipfs).
+You can check the development status at the [Kanban Board](https://waffle.io/ipfs/js-ipfs).
 
 [![Throughput Graph](https://graphs.waffle.io/ipfs/js-ipfs/throughput.svg)](https://waffle.io/ipfs/js-ipfs/metrics/throughput)
 
@@ -494,36 +494,35 @@ The core API is grouped into several areas:
 
 #### Files
 
-- [files](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md)
-  - [`ipfs.files.add(data, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesadd).
-  - [`ipfs.files.addPullStream([options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesaddpullstream)
-  - [`ipfs.files.addReadableStream([options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesaddreadablestream)
-  - [`ipfs.files.cat(ipfsPath, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filescat).
-  - [`ipfs.files.catPullStream(ipfsPath, [options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filescatpullstream)
-  - [`ipfs.files.catReadableStream(ipfsPath, [options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filescatreadablestream)
-  - [`ipfs.files.get(ipfsPath, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesget).
-  - [`ipfs.files.getPullStream(ipfsPath, [options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesgetpullstream)
-  - [`ipfs.files.getReadableStream(ipfsPath, [options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesgetreadablestream)
+- [Regular Files API](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md)
+  - [`ipfs.add(data, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#add)
+  - [`ipfs.addPullStream([options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#addpullstream)
+  - [`ipfs.addReadableStream([options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#addreadablestream)
+  - [`ipfs.addFromStream(stream, [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#addfromstream)
+  - [`ipfs.addFromFs(path, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#addfromfs)
+  - [`ipfs.addFromUrl(url, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#addfromurl)
+  - [`ipfs.cat(ipfsPath, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#cat)
+  - [`ipfs.catPullStream(ipfsPath, [options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#catpullstream)
+  - [`ipfs.catReadableStream(ipfsPath, [options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#catreadablestream)
+  - [`ipfs.get(ipfsPath, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#get)
+  - [`ipfs.getPullStream(ipfsPath, [options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#getpullstream)
+  - [`ipfs.getReadableStream(ipfsPath, [options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#getreadablestream)
   - [`ipfs.ls(ipfsPath, [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#ls)
   - [`ipfs.lsPullStream(ipfsPath)`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#lspullstream)
   - [`ipfs.lsReadableStream(ipfsPath)`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#lsreadablestream)
-  - [MFS (mutable file system) specific](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#mutable-file-system)
-    - [`ipfs.files.cp([from, to], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filescp)
-    - [`ipfs.files.flush([path], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesflush)
-    - [`ipfs.files.ls([path], [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesls)
-    - [`ipfs.files.mkdir(path, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesmkdir)
-    - [`ipfs.files.mv([from, to], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesmv)
-    - [`ipfs.files.read(path, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesread)
-    - [`ipfs.files.readPullStream(path, [options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesreadpullstream)
-    - [`ipfs.files.readReadableStream(path, [options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesreadreadablestream)
-    - [`ipfs.files.rm(path, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesrm)
-    - [`ipfs.files.stat(path, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesstat)
-    - [`ipfs.files.write(path, content, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#fileswrite)
+- [MFS (mutable file system) specific](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#mutable-file-system)
+  - [`ipfs.files.cp([from, to], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filescp)
+  - [`ipfs.files.flush([path], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesflush)
+  - [`ipfs.files.ls([path], [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesls)
+  - [`ipfs.files.mkdir(path, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesmkdir)
+  - [`ipfs.files.mv([from, to], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesmv)
+  - [`ipfs.files.read(path, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesread)
+  - [`ipfs.files.readPullStream(path, [options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesreadpullstream)
+  - [`ipfs.files.readReadableStream(path, [options])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesreadreadablestream)
+  - [`ipfs.files.rm(path, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesrm)
+  - [`ipfs.files.stat(path, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#filesstat)
+  - [`ipfs.files.write(path, content, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/FILES.md#fileswrite)
 
-- [block](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/BLOCK.md)
-  - [`ipfs.block.get(cid, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/BLOCK.md#blockget)
-  - [`ipfs.block.put(block, cid, [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/BLOCK.md#blockput)
-  - [`ipfs.block.stat(cid, [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/BLOCK.md#blockstat)
 
 #### Graph
 
@@ -532,7 +531,12 @@ The core API is grouped into several areas:
   - [`ipfs.dag.get(cid, [path], [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/DAG.md#dagget)
   - [`ipfs.dag.tree(cid, [path], [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/DAG.md#dagtree)
 
-- [object](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/OBJECT.md)
+- [pin](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/PIN.md)
+  - [`ipfs.pin.add(hash, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/PIN.md#pinadd)
+  - [`ipfs.pin.ls([hash], [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/PIN.md#pinls)
+  - [`ipfs.pin.rm(hash, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/PIN.md#pinrm)
+
+- [object (legacy)](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/OBJECT.md)
   - [`ipfs.object.new([template], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/OBJECT.md#objectnew)
   - [`ipfs.object.put(obj, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/OBJECT.md#objectput)
   - [`ipfs.object.get(multihash, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/OBJECT.md#objectget)
@@ -544,10 +548,15 @@ The core API is grouped into several areas:
   - [`ipfs.object.patch.appendData(multihash, data, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/OBJECT.md#objectpatchappenddata)
   - [`ipfs.object.patch.setData(multihash, data, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/OBJECT.md#objectpatchsetdata)
 
-- [pin](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/PIN.md)
-  - [`ipfs.pin.add(hash, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/PIN.md#pinadd)
-  - [`ipfs.pin.ls([hash], [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/PIN.md#pinls)
-  - [`ipfs.pin.rm(hash, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/PIN.md#pinrm)
+#### Block
+
+- [block](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/BLOCK.md)
+  - [`ipfs.block.get(cid, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/BLOCK.md#blockget)
+  - [`ipfs.block.put(block, cid, [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/BLOCK.md#blockput)
+  - [`ipfs.block.stat(cid, [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/BLOCK.md#blockstat)
+- [bitswap](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/BITSWAP.md)
+  - [`ipfs.bitswap.wantlist([peerId], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/BITSWAP.md#bitswapwantlist)
+  - [`ipfs.bitswap.stat([callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/BITSWAP.md#bitswapstat)
 
 #### Name
 
@@ -574,10 +583,6 @@ The core API is grouped into several areas:
   - [`ipfs.bootstrap.add(addr, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/BOOTSTRAP.md#bootstrapadd)
   - [`ipfs.bootstrap.rm(peer, [options], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/BOOTSTRAP.md#bootstraprm)
 
-- [bitswap](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/BITSWAP.md)
-  - [`ipfs.bitswap.wantlist([peerId], [callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/BITSWAP.md#bitswapwantlist)
-  - [`ipfs.bitswap.stat([callback])`](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/BITSWAP.md#bitswapstat)
-
 - dht (not implemented yet)
 
 - [pubsub](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/tree/master/SPEC/PUBSUB.md)
@@ -1007,10 +1012,10 @@ What does this image explain?
 
 IPFS implementation in JavaScript is a work in progress. As such, there's a few things you can do right now to help out:
 
-  * Go through the modules below and **check out existing issues**. This would be especially useful for modules in active development. Some knowledge of IPFS may be required, as well as the infrastructure behind it - for instance, you may need to read up on p2p and more complex operations like muxing to be able to help technically.
-  * **Perform code reviews**. More eyes will help (a) speed the project along, (b) ensure quality, and (c) reduce possible future bugs.
-  * Take a look at go-ipfs and some of the planning repositories or issues: for instance, the [libp2p spec](https://github.com/ipfs/specs/pull/19). Contributions here that would be most helpful are **top-level comments** about how it should look based on our understanding. Again, the more eyes the better.
-  * **Add tests**. There can never be enough tests.
+- Go through the modules below and **check out existing issues**. This would be especially useful for modules in active development. Some knowledge of IPFS may be required, as well as the infrastructure behind it - for instance, you may need to read up on p2p and more complex operations like muxing to be able to help technically.
+- **Perform code reviews**. More eyes will help (a) speed the project along, (b) ensure quality, and (c) reduce possible future bugs.
+- Take a look at go-ipfs and some of the planning repositories or issues: for instance, the [libp2p spec](https://github.com/ipfs/specs/pull/19). Contributions here that would be most helpful are **top-level comments** about how it should look based on our understanding. Again, the more eyes the better.
+- **Add tests**. There can never be enough tests.
 
 ### Want to hack on IPFS?
 

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
     "execa": "^1.0.0",
     "form-data": "^2.3.3",
     "hat": "0.0.3",
-    "interface-ipfs-core": "~0.84.2",
-    "ipfsd-ctl": "~0.39.5",
+    "interface-ipfs-core": "~0.86.0",
+    "ipfsd-ctl": "ipfs/js-ipfsd-ctl#update-dag-pb-to-not-have-cid-property",
     "ncp": "^2.0.0",
     "qs": "^6.5.2",
     "rimraf": "^2.6.2",
@@ -102,19 +102,19 @@
     "hoek": "^5.0.4",
     "human-to-milliseconds": "^1.0.0",
     "interface-datastore": "~0.6.0",
-    "ipfs-api": "^26.1.0",
+    "ipfs-api": "ipfs/js-ipfs-api",
     "ipfs-bitswap": "~0.21.0",
     "ipfs-block": "~0.8.0",
     "ipfs-block-service": "~0.15.1",
-    "ipfs-http-response": "~0.2.0",
-    "ipfs-mfs": "~0.4.2",
+    "ipfs-http-response": "~0.2.1",
+    "ipfs-mfs": "~0.5.2",
     "ipfs-multipart": "~0.1.0",
-    "ipfs-repo": "~0.25.0",
+    "ipfs-repo": "0.25.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "~0.1.16",
-    "ipfs-unixfs-engine": "~0.33.0",
-    "ipld": "~0.19.3",
+    "ipfs-unixfs-engine": "~0.34.0",
+    "ipld": "~0.20.1",
     "ipld-bitcoin": "~0.1.8",
-    "ipld-dag-pb": "~0.14.11",
+    "ipld-dag-pb": "~0.15.0",
     "ipld-ethereum": "^2.0.1",
     "ipld-git": "~0.2.2",
     "ipld-zcash": "~0.1.6",

diff --git a/src/cli/bin.js b/src/cli/bin.js
@@ -69,20 +69,9 @@ if (args[0] === 'daemon' || args[0] === 'init') {
         throw err
       }
 
-      // add mfs commands
+      // add MFS (Files API) commands
       mfs(cli)
 
-      // NOTE: This creates an alias of
-      // `jsipfs files {add, get, cat}` to `jsipfs {add, get, cat}`.
-      // This will stay until https://github.com/ipfs/specs/issues/98 is resolved.
-      const addCmd = require('./commands/files/add')
-      const catCmd = require('./commands/files/cat')
-      const getCmd = require('./commands/files/get')
-      const aliases = [addCmd, catCmd, getCmd]
-      aliases.forEach((alias) => {
-        cli.command(alias)
-      })
-
       cli
         .commandDir('commands')
         .help()

diff --git a/src/cli/commands/files/add.js → src/cli/commands/add.js b/src/cli/commands/files/add.js → src/cli/commands/add.js
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ const getFolderSize = require('get-folder-size')
 const byteman = require('byteman')
 const waterfall = require('async/waterfall')
 const mh = require('multihashes')
-const utils = require('../../utils')
-const print = require('../../utils').print
-const createProgressBar = require('../../utils').createProgressBar
+const utils = require('../utils')
+const print = require('../utils').print
+const createProgressBar = require('../utils').createProgressBar
 
 function checkPath (inPath, recursive) {
   // This function is to check for the following possible inputs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ module.exports = {
           }
         }
 
-        next(null, ipfs.files.addPullStream(options))
+        next(null, ipfs.addPullStream(options))
       }
     ], (err, addStream) => {
       if (err) throw err

diff --git a/src/cli/commands/files/cat.js → src/cli/commands/cat.js b/src/cli/commands/files/cat.js → src/cli/commands/cat.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = {
       length: argv.length
     }
 
-    const stream = argv.ipfs.files.catReadableStream(path, options)
+    const stream = argv.ipfs.catReadableStream(path, options)
 
     stream.once('error', (err) => {
       throw err

diff --git a/src/cli/commands/files/get.js → src/cli/commands/get.js b/src/cli/commands/files/get.js → src/cli/commands/get.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 const mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
 const pull = require('pull-stream')
 const toPull = require('stream-to-pull-stream')
-const print = require('../../utils').print
+const print = require('../utils').print
 
 function checkArgs (hash, outPath) {
   // format the output directory
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     const dir = checkArgs(ipfsPath, argv.output)
 
-    const stream = argv.ipfs.files.getReadableStream(ipfsPath)
+    const stream = argv.ipfs.getReadableStream(ipfsPath)
 
     stream.once('error', (err) => {
       if (err) { throw err }

diff --git a/src/cli/commands/object/get.js b/src/cli/commands/object/get.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const print = require('../../utils').print
+const {
+  util: {
+    cid
+  }
+} = require('ipld-dag-pb')
 
 module.exports = {
   command: 'get <key>',
@@ -11,6 +16,10 @@ module.exports = {
     'data-encoding': {
       type: 'string',
       default: 'base64'
+    },
+    'cid-base': {
+      default: 'base58btc',
+      describe: 'CID base to use.'
     }
   },
 
@@ -19,26 +28,33 @@ module.exports = {
       if (err) {
         throw err
       }
-      const nodeJSON = node.toJSON()
-
-      if (Buffer.isBuffer(node.data)) {
-        nodeJSON.data = node.data.toString(argv['data-encoding'] || undefined)
-      }
-
-      const answer = {
-        Data: nodeJSON.data,
-        Hash: nodeJSON.multihash,
-        Size: nodeJSON.size,
-        Links: nodeJSON.links.map((l) => {
-          return {
-            Name: l.name,
-            Size: l.size,
-            Hash: l.multihash
-          }
-        })
-      }
 
-      print(JSON.stringify(answer))
+      cid(node, (err, result) => {
+        if (err) {
+          throw err
+        }
+
+        let data = node.data
+
+        if (Buffer.isBuffer(data)) {
+          data = node.data.toString(argv.dataEncoding || undefined)
+        }
+
+        const answer = {
+          Data: data,
+          Hash: result.toBaseEncodedString(argv.cidBase),
+          Size: node.size,
+          Links: node.links.map((l) => {
+            return {
+              Name: l.name,
+              Size: l.size,
+              Hash: l.cid.toBaseEncodedString(argv.cidBase)
+            }
+          })
+        }
+
+        print(JSON.stringify(answer))
+      })
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/object/links.js b/src/cli/commands/object/links.js
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ module.exports = {
 
   describe: 'Outputs the links pointed to by the specified object',
 
-  builder: {},
+  builder: {
+    'cid-base': {
+      default: 'base58btc',
+      describe: 'CID base to use.'
+    }
+  },
 
   handler (argv) {
     argv.ipfs.object.links(argv.key, {
@@ -18,9 +23,7 @@ module.exports = {
       }
 
       links.forEach((link) => {
-        link = link.toJSON()
-
-        print(`${link.multihash} ${link.size} ${link.name}`)
+        print(`${link.cid.toBaseEncodedString(argv.cidBase)} ${link.size} ${link.name}`)
       })
     })
   }

diff --git a/src/cli/commands/object/new.js b/src/cli/commands/object/new.js
@@ -4,23 +4,37 @@ const debug = require('debug')
 const log = debug('cli:object')
 log.error = debug('cli:object:error')
 const print = require('../../utils').print
+const {
+  util: {
+    cid
+  }
+} = require('ipld-dag-pb')
 
 module.exports = {
   command: 'new [<template>]',
 
   describe: 'Create new ipfs objects',
 
-  builder: {},
+  builder: {
+    'cid-base': {
+      default: 'base58btc',
+      describe: 'CID base to use.'
+    }
+  },
 
   handler (argv) {
     argv.ipfs.object.new(argv.template, (err, node) => {
       if (err) {
         throw err
       }
 
-      const nodeJSON = node.toJSON()
+      cid(node, (err, cid) => {
+        if (err) {
+          throw err
+        }
 
-      print(nodeJSON.multihash)
+        print(cid.toBaseEncodedString(argv.cidBase))
+      })
     })
   }
 }