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| author | Peter Todd <pete@petertodd.org> | 2013-10-21 02:18:47 -0400 |
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| committer | Peter Todd <pete@petertodd.org> | 2013-10-21 02:18:47 -0400 |
| commit | d9e890a8f27e46806238e298a346397871fd7e87 (patch) | |
| tree | 522a1bc5c5e064df296ac2142cf9ed573b57c706 /bip-0021.mediawiki | |
| parent | 3b0e74507e865d6a847aed71790bf1fb72cbc5f1 (diff) | |
| download | bips-d9e890a8f27e46806238e298a346397871fd7e87.tar.xz | |
Fix formatting
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diff --git a/bip-0021.mediawiki b/bip-0021.mediawiki index c4f3ef7..8f2201b 100644 --- a/bip-0021.mediawiki +++ b/bip-0021.mediawiki @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -{{bip}} - <pre> BIP: 21 Title: URI Scheme @@ -10,7 +8,7 @@ Created: 29-01-2012 </pre> -This BIP is a modification of an earlier [[BIP 0020]] by Luke Dashjr. BIP 0020 was based off an earlier document by Nils Schneider. The alternative payment amounts in BIP 0020 have been removed. +This BIP is a modification of an earlier [[bip-0020.mediawiki|BIP 0020]] by Luke Dashjr. BIP 0020 was based off an earlier document by Nils Schneider. The alternative payment amounts in BIP 0020 have been removed. ==Abstract== This BIP proposes a URI scheme for making Bitcoin payments. @@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ Other proposed names sound much more cryptic; the chance that someone googles th Also, very likely, what he will find are mostly technical specifications - not the best introduction to bitcoin. ==Forward compatibility== -Variables which are prefixed with a req- are considered required. If a client does not implement any variables which are prefixed with req-, it MUST consider the entire URI invalid. Any other variables which are not implemented, but which are not prefixed with a req-, can be safely ignored. +Variables which are prefixed with a req- are considered required. If a client does not implement any variables which are prefixed with req-, it MUST consider the entire URI invalid. Any other variables which are not implemented, but which are not prefixed with a req-, can be safely ignored. ==Backward compatibility== As this BIP is written, several clients already implement a bitcoin: URI scheme similar to this one, however usually without the additional "req-" prefix requirement. Thus, it is recommended that additional variables prefixed with req- not be used in a mission-critical way until a grace period of 6 months from the finalization of this BIP has passed in order to allow client developers to release new versions, and users of old clients to upgrade. @@ -82,9 +80,9 @@ As this BIP is written, several clients already implement a bitcoin: URI scheme === Simpler syntax === This section is non-normative and does not cover all possible syntax. -Please see the [[#BNF grammar|BNF grammar]] above for the normative syntax. +Please see the BNF grammar above for the normative syntax. -[foo] means optional, <bar> are placeholders +[foo] means optional, <bar> are placeholders <nowiki>bitcoin:<address>[?amount=<amount>][?label=<label>][?message=<message>]</nowiki> @@ -112,8 +110,5 @@ Characters must be URI encoded properly. == Reference Implementations == === Bitcoin clients === -* [[Bitcoin-Qt]] supports the old version of Bitcoin URIs (ie without the req- prefix), with Windows and KDE integration as of commit 70f55355e29c8e45b607e782c5d76609d23cc858. +* Bitcoin-Qt supports the old version of Bitcoin URIs (ie without the req- prefix), with Windows and KDE integration as of commit 70f55355e29c8e45b607e782c5d76609d23cc858. -[[Category:Developer]] -[[Category:Technical]] -[[Category:BIP|D]] |