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authorJosiah Baker <josibake@protonmail.com>2021-06-17 16:36:08 +0200
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@@ -61,4 +61,12 @@ Windows | `%APPDATA%\Bitcoin\` | `C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\bitc
Linux | `$HOME/.bitcoin/` | `/home/username/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf`
macOS | `$HOME/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/` | `/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/bitcoin.conf`
-You can find an example bitcoin.conf file in [share/examples/bitcoin.conf](../share/examples/bitcoin.conf).
+An example configuration file can be generated by [contrib/devtools/gen-bitcoin-conf.sh](../contrib/devtools/gen-bitcoin-conf.sh).
+Run this script after compiling to generate an up-to-date configuration file.
+The output is placed under `share/examples/bitcoin.conf`.
+To use the generated configuration file, copy the example file into your data directory and edit it there, like so:
+
+```
+# example copy command for linux user
+cp share/examples/bitcoin.conf ~/.bitcoin
+```