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- .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.3 .
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- .TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "January 2018" "bitcoin-cli v0.16.99.0" "User Commands"
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+ .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.6 .
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+ .TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "July 2018" "bitcoin-cli v0.16.99.0" "User Commands"
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.SH NAME
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bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v0.16.99.0
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.HP
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\fB \- conf= \fR <file>
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- Specify configuration file (default: bitcoin.conf)
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+ Specify configuration file. Relative paths will be prefixed by datadir
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+ location. (default: bitcoin.conf)
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\fB \- datadir= \fR <dir>
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.IP
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multiple non\- atomic requests. Some entries in the result may
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represent results from different states (e.g. wallet balance may
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be as of a different block from the chain state reported)
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- .PP
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- Chain selection options:
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- .HP
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- \fB \- testnet \fR
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- .IP
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- Use the test chain
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- .HP
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- \fB \- regtest \fR
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- Enter regression test mode, which uses a special chain in which blocks
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- can be solved instantly. This is intended for regression testing
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- tools and app development.
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\fB \- named \fR
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Pass named instead of positional arguments (default: false)
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+ \fB \- rpcclienttimeout= \fR <n>
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+ .IP
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+ Timeout in seconds during HTTP requests, or 0 for no timeout. (default:
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+ 900)
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+ .HP
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\fB \- rpcconnect= \fR <ip>
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Send commands to node running on <ip> (default: 127.0.0.1)
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- \fB \- rpcport =\fR <port >
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+ \fB \- rpccookiefile =\fR <loc >
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- Connect to JSON\- RPC on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332)
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+ Location of the auth cookie. Relative paths will be prefixed by a
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+ net\- specific datadir location. (default: data dir)
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- \fB \- rpcwait \fR
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+ \fB \- rpcpassword= \fR <pw>
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- Wait for RPC server to start
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+ Password for JSON\- RPC connections
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+ \fB \- rpcport= \fR <port>
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+ .IP
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+ Connect to JSON\- RPC on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332)
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\fB \- rpcuser= \fR <user>
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Username for JSON\- RPC connections
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- \fB \- rpcpassword= \fR <pw>
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+ \fB \- rpcwait \fR
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- Password for JSON \- RPC connections
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+ Wait for RPC server to start
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- \fB \- rpcclienttimeout =\fR <n >
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+ \fB \- rpcwallet =\fR <walletname >
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- Timeout in seconds during HTTP requests, or 0 for no timeout. (default:
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- 900)
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+ Send RPC for non\- default wallet on RPC server (needs to exactly match
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+ corresponding \fB \- wallet \fR option passed to bitcoind)
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+ .HP
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+ \fB \- stdin \fR
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+ Read extra arguments from standard input, one per line until EOF/Ctrl\- D
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+ (recommended for sensitive information such as passphrases).
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+ When combined with \fB \- stdinrpcpass \fR , the first line from standard
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+ input is used for the RPC password.
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\fB \- stdinrpcpass \fR
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RPC password.
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- \fB \- stdin \fR
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+ \fB \- version \fR
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- Read extra arguments from standard input, one per line until EOF/Ctrl\- D
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- (recommended for sensitive information such as passphrases).
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- When combined with \fB \- stdinrpcpass \fR , the first line from standard
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- input is used for the RPC password.
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+ Print version and exit
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+ .PP
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+ Chain selection options:
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- \fB \- rpcwallet= \fR <walletname>
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+ \fB \- testnet \fR
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- Send RPC for non\- default wallet on RPC server (argument is wallet
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- filename in bitcoind directory, required if bitcoind/\- Qt runs
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- with multiple wallets)
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+ Use the test chain
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Copyright (C) 2009-2018 The Bitcoin Core developers
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