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| -rw-r--r-- | contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoin-qt.1 | 206 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoin.conf.5 | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoind.1 | 8 |
3 files changed, 218 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoin-qt.1 b/contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoin-qt.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cd478b1875 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoin-qt.1 @@ -0,0 +1,206 @@ +.TH BITCOIN-QT "1" "April 2013" "bitcoin-qt 1" +.SH NAME +bitcoin-qt \- peer-to-peer network based digital currency +.SH DESCRIPTION +.SS "Usage:" +.IP +bitcoin\-qt [command\-line options] +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +\-? +This help message +.TP +\fB\-conf=\fR<file> +Specify configuration file (default: bitcoin.conf) +.TP +\fB\-pid=\fR<file> +Specify pid file (default: bitcoind.pid) +.TP +\fB\-gen\fR +Generate coins +.TP +\fB\-gen\fR=\fI0\fR +Don't generate coins +.TP +\fB\-datadir=\fR<dir> +Specify data directory +.TP +\fB\-dbcache=\fR<n> +Set database cache size in megabytes (default: 25) +.TP +\fB\-timeout=\fR<n> +Specify connection timeout in milliseconds (default: 5000) +.TP +\fB\-proxy=\fR<ip:port> +Connect through socks proxy +.TP +\fB\-socks=\fR<n> +Select the version of socks proxy to use (4\-5, default: 5) +.TP +\fB\-tor=\fR<ip:port> +Use proxy to reach tor hidden services (default: same as \fB\-proxy\fR) +.TP +\fB\-dns\fR +Allow DNS lookups for \fB\-addnode\fR, \fB\-seednode\fR and \fB\-connect\fR +.TP +\fB\-port=\fR<port> +Listen for connections on <port> (default: 8333 or testnet: 18333) +.TP +\fB\-maxconnections=\fR<n> +Maintain at most <n> connections to peers (default: 125) +.TP +\fB\-addnode=\fR<ip> +Add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the connection open +.TP +\fB\-connect=\fR<ip> +Connect only to the specified node(s) +.TP +\fB\-seednode=\fR<ip> +Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect +.TP +\fB\-externalip=\fR<ip> +Specify your own public address +.TP +\fB\-onlynet=\fR<net> +Only connect to nodes in network <net> (IPv4, IPv6 or Tor) +.TP +\fB\-discover\fR +Discover own IP address (default: 1 when listening and no \fB\-externalip\fR) +.TP +\fB\-checkpoints\fR +Only accept block chain matching built\-in checkpoints (default: 1) +.TP +\fB\-listen\fR +Accept connections from outside (default: 1 if no \fB\-proxy\fR or \fB\-connect\fR) +.TP +\fB\-bind=\fR<addr> +Bind to given address and always listen on it. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6 +.TP +\fB\-dnsseed\fR +Find peers using DNS lookup (default: 1 unless \fB\-connect\fR) +.TP +\fB\-banscore=\fR<n> +Threshold for disconnecting misbehaving peers (default: 100) +.TP +\fB\-bantime=\fR<n> +Number of seconds to keep misbehaving peers from reconnecting (default: 86400) +.TP +\fB\-maxreceivebuffer=\fR<n> +Maximum per\-connection receive buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: 5000) +.TP +\fB\-maxsendbuffer=\fR<n> +Maximum per\-connection send buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: 1000) +.TP +\fB\-upnp\fR +Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: 1 when listening) +.TP +\fB\-paytxfee=\fR<amt> +Fee per KB to add to transactions you send +.TP +\fB\-server\fR +Accept command line and JSON\-RPC commands +.TP +\fB\-testnet\fR +Use the test network +.TP +\fB\-debug\fR +Output extra debugging information. Implies all other \fB\-debug\fR* options +.TP +\fB\-debugnet\fR +Output extra network debugging information +.TP +\fB\-logtimestamps\fR +Prepend debug output with timestamp +.TP +\fB\-shrinkdebugfile\fR +Shrink debug.log file on client startup (default: 1 when no \fB\-debug\fR) +.TP +\fB\-printtoconsole\fR +Send trace/debug info to console instead of debug.log file +.TP +\fB\-rpcuser=\fR<user> +Username for JSON\-RPC connections +.TP +\fB\-rpcpassword=\fR<pw> +Password for JSON\-RPC connections +.TP +\fB\-rpcport=\fR<port> +Listen for JSON\-RPC connections on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332) +.TP +\fB\-rpcallowip=\fR<ip> +Allow JSON\-RPC connections from specified IP address +.TP +\fB\-rpcthreads=\fR<n> +Set the number of threads to service RPC calls (default: 4) +.TP +\fB\-blocknotify=\fR<cmd> +Execute command when the best block changes (%s in cmd is replaced by block hash) +.TP +\fB\-walletnotify=\fR<cmd> +Execute command when a wallet transaction changes (%s in cmd is replaced by TxID) +.TP +\fB\-alertnotify=\fR<cmd> +Execute command when a relevant alert is received (%s in cmd is replaced by message) +.TP +\fB\-upgradewallet\fR +Upgrade wallet to latest format +.TP +\fB\-keypool=\fR<n> +Set key pool size to <n> (default: 100) +.TP +\fB\-rescan\fR +Rescan the block chain for missing wallet transactions +.TP +\fB\-salvagewallet\fR +Attempt to recover private keys from a corrupt wallet.dat +.TP +\fB\-checkblocks=\fR<n> +How many blocks to check at startup (default: 288, 0 = all) +.TP +\fB\-checklevel=\fR<n> +How thorough the block verification is (0\-4, default: 3) +.TP +\fB\-txindex\fR +Maintain a full transaction index (default: 0) +.TP +\fB\-loadblock=\fR<file> +Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file +.TP +\fB\-reindex\fR +Rebuild block chain index from current blk000??.dat files +.TP +\fB\-par=\fR<n> +Set the number of script verification threads (1\-16, 0=auto, default: 0) +.SS "Block creation options:" +.TP +\fB\-blockminsize=\fR<n> +Set minimum block size in bytes (default: 0) +.TP +\fB\-blockmaxsize=\fR<n> +Set maximum block size in bytes (default: 250000) +.HP +\fB\-blockprioritysize=\fR<n> Set maximum size of high\-priority/low\-fee transactions in bytes (default: 27000) +.PP +SSL options: (see the Bitcoin Wiki for SSL setup instructions) +.TP +\fB\-rpcssl\fR +Use OpenSSL (https) for JSON\-RPC connections +.TP +\fB\-rpcsslcertificatechainfile=\fR<file.cert> +Server certificate file (default: server.cert) +.TP +\fB\-rpcsslprivatekeyfile=\fR<file.pem> +Server private key (default: server.pem) +.TP +\fB\-rpcsslciphers=\fR<ciphers> +Acceptable ciphers (default: TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!AH:!3DES:@STRENGTH) +.SS "UI options:" +.TP +\fB\-lang=\fR<lang> +Set language, for example "de_DE" (default: system locale) +.TP +\fB\-min\fR +Start minimized +.TP +\fB\-splash\fR +Show splash screen on startup (default: 1) diff --git a/contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoin.conf.5 b/contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoin.conf.5 index 426fe06675..a254922cec 100644 --- a/contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoin.conf.5 +++ b/contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoin.conf.5 @@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ .SH NAME bitcoin.conf \- bitcoin configuration file .SH SYNOPSIS -All command-line options (except for '-datadir' and '-conf') may be specified in a configuration file, and all configuration file options may also be specified on the command line. Command-line options override values set in the configuration file. +All command-line options (except for '\-datadir' and '\-conf') may be specified in a configuration file, and all configuration file options may also be specified on the command line. Command-line options override values set in the configuration file. .TP The configuration file is a list of 'setting=value' pairs, one per line, with optional comments starting with the '#' character. .TP -The configuration file is not automatically created; you can create it using your favorite plain-text editor. By default, bitcoind(1) will look for a file named bitcoin.conf(5) in the bitcoin data directory, but both the data directory and the configuration file path may be changed using the '-datadir' and '-conf' command-line arguments. +The configuration file is not automatically created; you can create it using your favorite plain-text editor. By default, bitcoind(1) will look for a file named bitcoin.conf(5) in the bitcoin data directory, but both the data directory and the configuration file path may be changed using the '\-datadir' and '\-conf' command-line arguments. .SH LOCATION bitcoin.conf should be located in $HOME/.bitcoin .SH NETWORK-RELATED SETTINGS @@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Use as many *addnode=* settings as you like to connect to specific peers. \fBconnect=\fR\fI'10.0.0.1:8333'\fR Use as many *connect=* settings as you like to connect ONLY to specific peers. .TP +\fBnoirc=\fR[\fI'1'\fR|\fI'0'\fR] +Use or Do not use Internet Relay Chat (irc.lfnet.org #bitcoin channel) to find other peers. +.TP \fRmaxconnections=\fR\fI'value'\fR Maximum number of inbound+outbound connections. .SH JSON-RPC OPTIONS @@ -50,9 +53,10 @@ Listen for RPC connections on this TCP port. You can use *bitcoin* or *bitcoind(1)* to send commands to *bitcoin*/*bitcoind(1)* running on another host using this option. .TP \fBrpcssl=\fR\fI'1'\fR -Use Secure Sockets Layer (also known as TLS or HTTPS) to communicate with *bitcoin* '-server' or *bitcoind(1)*. Example of OpenSSL settings used when *rpcssl*='1': +Use Secure Sockets Layer (also known as TLS or HTTPS) to communicate with *bitcoin* '\-server' or *bitcoind(1)*. Example of OpenSSL settings used when *rpcssl*='1': .TP -\fBrpcsslciphers=\fR\fI'TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!AH:!3DES:@STRENGTH'\fR +\fB\-rpcsslciphers=\fR<ciphers> +Acceptable ciphers (default: TLSv1+HIGH:\:!SSLv2:\:!aNULL:\:!eNULL:\:!AH:\:!3DES:\:@STRENGTH) .TP \fBrpcsslcertificatechainfile=\fR\fI'server.cert'\fR .TP diff --git a/contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoind.1 b/contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoind.1 index bf46a6609c..0c191b6043 100644 --- a/contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoind.1 +++ b/contrib/debian/manpages/bitcoind.1 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ bitcoind \- peer-to-peer network based digital currency .SH SYNOPSIS bitcoin [options] <command> [params] .TP -bitcoin [options] help <command> - Get help for a command +bitcoin [options] help <command> \- Get help for a command .SH DESCRIPTION This manual page documents the bitcoind program. Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer digital currency. Peer-to-peer (P2P) means that there is no central authority to issue new money or keep track of transactions. Instead, these tasks are managed collectively by the nodes of the network. Advantages: @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Server certificate file (default: server.cert) Server private key (default: server.pem) .TP \fB\-rpcsslciphers=\fR<ciphers> -Acceptable ciphers (default: TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!AH:!3DES:@STRENGTH) +Acceptable ciphers (default: TLSv1+HIGH:\:!SSLv2:\:!aNULL:\:!eNULL:\:!AH:\:!3DES:\:@STRENGTH) .TP \-? This help message @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. Returns boolean true if server is trying to generate bitcoins, false otherwise. .TP \fBsetgenerate 'generate' ['genproclimit']\fR -Generation is limited to ['genproclimit'] processors, -1 is unlimited. +Generation is limited to ['genproclimit'] processors, \-1 is unlimited. .TP \fBgethashespersec\fR Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ List accounts and their current balances. "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included. .TP \fBlisttransactions 'account' ['count=10']\fR -Returns a list of the last ['count'] transactions for 'account' - for all accounts if 'account' is not specified or is "*". Each entry in the list may contain: +Returns a list of the last ['count'] transactions for 'account' \- for all accounts if 'account' is not specified or is "*". Each entry in the list may contain: "category" : will be generate, send, receive, or move. "amount" : amount of transaction. |