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-rw-r--r--doc/man/bitcoin-cli.143
-rw-r--r--doc/man/bitcoin-qt.168
-rw-r--r--doc/man/bitcoin-tx.119
-rw-r--r--doc/man/bitcoind.169
4 files changed, 105 insertions, 94 deletions
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
index bf24d929bc..553addfa84 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.6.
-.TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "July 2018" "bitcoin-cli v0.16.99.0" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "December 2018" "bitcoin-cli v0.17.99.0" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
-bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v0.16.99.0
+bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v0.17.99.0
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B bitcoin-cli
+[\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,<command> \/\fR[\fI\,params\/\fR] \fI\,Send command to Bitcoin Core\/\fR
+.br
+.B bitcoin-cli
+[\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,-named <command> \/\fR[\fI\,name=value\/\fR]... \fI\,Send command to Bitcoin Core (with named arguments)\/\fR
+.br
+.B bitcoin-cli
+[\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,help List commands\/\fR
+.br
+.B bitcoin-cli
+[\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,help <command> Get help for a command\/\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core RPC client version v0.16.99.0
-.SS "Usage:"
-.TP
-bitcoin\-cli [options] <command> [params]
-Send command to Bitcoin Core
-.IP
-bitcoin\-cli [options] \fB\-named\fR <command> [name=value] ... Send command to Bitcoin Core (with named arguments)
-bitcoin\-cli [options] help List commands
-bitcoin\-cli [options] help <command> Get help for a command
+Bitcoin Core RPC client version v0.17.99.0
.SH OPTIONS
.HP
\-?
@@ -59,7 +63,8 @@ Password for JSON\-RPC connections
.HP
\fB\-rpcport=\fR<port>
.IP
-Connect to JSON\-RPC on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332)
+Connect to JSON\-RPC on <port> (default: 8332, testnet: 18332, regtest:
+18443)
.HP
\fB\-rpcuser=\fR<user>
.IP
@@ -72,20 +77,20 @@ Wait for RPC server to start
\fB\-rpcwallet=\fR<walletname>
.IP
Send RPC for non\-default wallet on RPC server (needs to exactly match
-corresponding \fB\-wallet\fR option passed to bitcoind)
+corresponding \fB\-wallet\fR option passed to bitcoind). This changes
+the RPC endpoint used, e.g.
+http://127.0.0.1:8332/wallet/<walletname>
.HP
\fB\-stdin\fR
.IP
Read extra arguments from standard input, one per line until EOF/Ctrl\-D
-(recommended for sensitive information such as passphrases).
-When combined with \fB\-stdinrpcpass\fR, the first line from standard
-input is used for the RPC password.
+(recommended for sensitive information such as passphrases). When
+combined with \fB\-stdinrpcpass\fR, the first line from standard input
+is used for the RPC password.
.HP
\fB\-stdinrpcpass\fR
-.TP
-Read RPC password from standard input as a single line.
-When combined
.IP
+Read RPC password from standard input as a single line. When combined
with \fB\-stdin\fR, the first line from standard input is used for the
RPC password.
.HP
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
index 3a18c9f49f..1d87acd3de 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.6.
-.TH BITCOIN-QT "1" "July 2018" "bitcoin-qt v0.16.99.0" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-QT "1" "December 2018" "bitcoin-qt v0.17.99.0" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
-bitcoin-qt \- manual page for bitcoin-qt v0.16.99.0
+bitcoin-qt \- manual page for bitcoin-qt v0.17.99.0
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B bitcoin-qt
+[\fI\,command-line options\/\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core version v0.16.99.0 (64\-bit)
-Usage:
-.IP
-bitcoin\-qt [command\-line options]
+Bitcoin Core version v0.17.99.0 (64\-bit)
.SH OPTIONS
.HP
\-?
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ long fork (%s in cmd is replaced by message)
If this block is in the chain assume that it and its ancestors are valid
and potentially skip their script verification (0 to verify all,
default:
-0000000000000000005214481d2d96f898e3d5416e43359c145944a909d242e0,
+0000000000000000002e63058c023a9a1de233554f28c7b21380b6c9003f36a8,
testnet:
-0000000002e9e7b00e1f6dc5123a04aad68dd0f0968d8c7aa45f6640795c37b1)
+0000000000000037a8cd3e06cd5edbfe9dd1dbcc5dacab279376ef7cfc2b4c75)
.HP
\fB\-blocknotify=\fR<cmd>
.IP
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ Set database cache size in megabytes (4 to 16384, default: 450)
\fB\-debuglogfile=\fR<file>
.IP
Specify location of debug log file. Relative paths will be prefixed by a
-net\-specific datadir location. (0 to disable; default: debug.log)
+net\-specific datadir location. (\fB\-nodebuglogfile\fR to disable;
+default: debug.log)
.HP
\fB\-includeconf=\fR<file>
.IP
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ blocks if a target size in MiB is provided. This mode is
incompatible with \fB\-txindex\fR and \fB\-rescan\fR. Warning: Reverting this
setting requires re\-downloading the entire blockchain. (default:
0 = disable pruning blocks, 1 = allow manual pruning via RPC,
->550 = automatically prune block files to stay under the
+>=550 = automatically prune block files to stay under the
specified target size in MiB)
.HP
\fB\-reindex\fR
@@ -117,7 +118,9 @@ Rebuild chain state and block index from the blk*.dat files on disk
.HP
\fB\-reindex\-chainstate\fR
.IP
-Rebuild chain state from the currently indexed blocks
+Rebuild chain state from the currently indexed blocks. When in pruning
+mode or if blocks on disk might be corrupted, use full \fB\-reindex\fR
+instead.
.HP
\fB\-sysperms\fR
.IP
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ for IPv6
.HP
\fB\-connect=\fR<ip>
.IP
-Connect only to the specified node; \fB\-connect\fR=\fI\,0\/\fR disables automatic
+Connect only to the specified node; \fB\-noconnect\fR disables automatic
connections (the rules for this peer are the same as for
\fB\-addnode\fR). This option can be specified multiple times to connect
to multiple nodes.
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ unless \fB\-connect\fR used)
.HP
\fB\-enablebip61\fR
.IP
-Send reject messages per BIP61 (default: 1)
+Send reject messages per BIP61 (default: 0)
.HP
\fB\-externalip=\fR<ip>
.IP
@@ -221,8 +224,8 @@ Tries to keep outbound traffic under the given target (in MiB per 24h),
.HP
\fB\-onion=\fR<ip:port>
.IP
-Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor hidden services
-(default: \fB\-proxy\fR)
+Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor hidden services, set
+\fB\-noonion\fR to disable (default: \fB\-proxy\fR)
.HP
\fB\-onlynet=\fR<net>
.IP
@@ -242,11 +245,13 @@ Relay non\-P2SH multisig (default: 1)
.HP
\fB\-port=\fR<port>
.IP
-Listen for connections on <port> (default: 8333 or testnet: 18333)
+Listen for connections on <port> (default: 8333, testnet: 18333,
+regtest: 18444)
.HP
\fB\-proxy=\fR<ip:port>
.IP
-Connect through SOCKS5 proxy
+Connect through SOCKS5 proxy, set \fB\-noproxy\fR to disable (default:
+disabled)
.HP
\fB\-proxyrandomize\fR
.IP
@@ -393,8 +398,7 @@ Send transactions with full\-RBF opt\-in enabled (RPC only, default: 0)
.IP
Delete all wallet transactions and only recover those parts of the
blockchain through \fB\-rescan\fR on startup (1 = keep tx meta data e.g.
-account owner and payment request information, 2 = drop tx meta
-data)
+payment request information, 2 = drop tx meta data)
.PP
ZeroMQ notification options:
.HP
@@ -418,7 +422,7 @@ Debugging/Testing options:
.HP
\fB\-debug=\fR<category>
.IP
-Output debugging information (default: 0, supplying <category> is
+Output debugging information (default: \fB\-nodebug\fR, supplying <category> is
optional). If <category> is not supplied or if <category> = 1,
output all debugging information. <category> can be: net, tor,
mempool, http, bench, zmq, db, rpc, estimatefee, addrman,
@@ -433,7 +437,7 @@ or more specified categories.
.HP
\fB\-help\-debug\fR
.IP
-Show all debugging options (usage: \fB\-\-help\fR \fB\-help\-debug\fR)
+Print help message with debugging options and exit
.HP
\fB\-logips\fR
.IP
@@ -452,7 +456,7 @@ transaction; setting this too low may abort large transactions
\fB\-printtoconsole\fR
.IP
Send trace/debug info to console (default: 1 when no \fB\-daemon\fR. To disable
-logging to file, set debuglogfile=0)
+logging to file, set \fB\-nodebuglogfile\fR)
.HP
\fB\-shrinkdebugfile\fR
.IP
@@ -529,8 +533,8 @@ option can be specified multiple times
.HP
\fB\-rpcauth=\fR<userpw>
.IP
-Username and hashed password for JSON\-RPC connections. The field
-<userpw> comes in the format: <USERNAME>:<SALT>$<HASH>. A
+Username and HMAC\-SHA\-256 hashed password for JSON\-RPC connections. The
+field <userpw> comes in the format: <USERNAME>:<SALT>$<HASH>. A
canonical python script is included in share/rpcauth. The client
then connects normally using the
rpcuser=<USERNAME>/rpcpassword=<PASSWORD> pair of arguments. This
@@ -538,12 +542,12 @@ option can be specified multiple times
.HP
\fB\-rpcbind=\fR<addr>[:port]
.IP
-Bind to given address to listen for JSON\-RPC connections. This option is
-ignored unless \fB\-rpcallowip\fR is also passed. Port is optional and
-overrides \fB\-rpcport\fR. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6. This
-option can be specified multiple times (default: 127.0.0.1 and
-::1 i.e., localhost, or if \fB\-rpcallowip\fR has been specified,
-0.0.0.0 and :: i.e., all addresses)
+Bind to given address to listen for JSON\-RPC connections. Do not expose
+the RPC server to untrusted networks such as the public internet!
+This option is ignored unless \fB\-rpcallowip\fR is also passed. Port is
+optional and overrides \fB\-rpcport\fR. Use [host]:port notation for
+IPv6. This option can be specified multiple times (default:
+127.0.0.1 and ::1 i.e., localhost)
.HP
\fB\-rpccookiefile=\fR<loc>
.IP
@@ -556,8 +560,8 @@ Password for JSON\-RPC connections
.HP
\fB\-rpcport=\fR<port>
.IP
-Listen for JSON\-RPC connections on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet:
-18332)
+Listen for JSON\-RPC connections on <port> (default: 8332, testnet:
+18332, regtest: 18443)
.HP
\fB\-rpcserialversion\fR
.IP
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
index e1b81bad6c..f16c68ca14 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.6.
-.TH BITCOIN-TX "1" "July 2018" "bitcoin-tx v0.16.99.0" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-TX "1" "December 2018" "bitcoin-tx v0.17.99.0" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
-bitcoin-tx \- manual page for bitcoin-tx v0.16.99.0
+bitcoin-tx \- manual page for bitcoin-tx v0.17.99.0
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B bitcoin-tx
+[\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,<hex-tx> \/\fR[\fI\,commands\/\fR] \fI\,Update hex-encoded bitcoin transaction\/\fR
+.br
+.B bitcoin-tx
+[\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,-create \/\fR[\fI\,commands\/\fR] \fI\,Create hex-encoded bitcoin transaction\/\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-tx utility version v0.16.99.0
-.SS "Usage:"
-.TP
-bitcoin\-tx [options] <hex\-tx> [commands]
-Update hex\-encoded bitcoin transaction
-.TP
-bitcoin\-tx [options] \fB\-create\fR [commands]
-Create hex\-encoded bitcoin transaction
+Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-tx utility version v0.17.99.0
.SH OPTIONS
.HP
\-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoind.1 b/doc/man/bitcoind.1
index d0ba131cde..5c4b1cd03b 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoind.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoind.1
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.6.
-.TH BITCOIND "1" "July 2018" "bitcoind v0.16.99.0" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIND "1" "December 2018" "bitcoind v0.17.99.0" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
-bitcoind \- manual page for bitcoind v0.16.99.0
+bitcoind \- manual page for bitcoind v0.17.99.0
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B bitcoind
+[\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,Start Bitcoin Core Daemon\/\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core Daemon version v0.16.99.0
-.SS "Usage:"
-.TP
-bitcoind [options]
-Start Bitcoin Core Daemon
+Bitcoin Core Daemon version v0.17.99.0
.SH OPTIONS
.HP
\-?
@@ -24,9 +23,9 @@ long fork (%s in cmd is replaced by message)
If this block is in the chain assume that it and its ancestors are valid
and potentially skip their script verification (0 to verify all,
default:
-0000000000000000005214481d2d96f898e3d5416e43359c145944a909d242e0,
+0000000000000000002e63058c023a9a1de233554f28c7b21380b6c9003f36a8,
testnet:
-0000000002e9e7b00e1f6dc5123a04aad68dd0f0968d8c7aa45f6640795c37b1)
+0000000000000037a8cd3e06cd5edbfe9dd1dbcc5dacab279376ef7cfc2b4c75)
.HP
\fB\-blocknotify=\fR<cmd>
.IP
@@ -62,7 +61,8 @@ Set database cache size in megabytes (4 to 16384, default: 450)
\fB\-debuglogfile=\fR<file>
.IP
Specify location of debug log file. Relative paths will be prefixed by a
-net\-specific datadir location. (0 to disable; default: debug.log)
+net\-specific datadir location. (\fB\-nodebuglogfile\fR to disable;
+default: debug.log)
.HP
\fB\-includeconf=\fR<file>
.IP
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ blocks if a target size in MiB is provided. This mode is
incompatible with \fB\-txindex\fR and \fB\-rescan\fR. Warning: Reverting this
setting requires re\-downloading the entire blockchain. (default:
0 = disable pruning blocks, 1 = allow manual pruning via RPC,
->550 = automatically prune block files to stay under the
+>=550 = automatically prune block files to stay under the
specified target size in MiB)
.HP
\fB\-reindex\fR
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ Rebuild chain state and block index from the blk*.dat files on disk
.HP
\fB\-reindex\-chainstate\fR
.IP
-Rebuild chain state from the currently indexed blocks
+Rebuild chain state from the currently indexed blocks. When in pruning
+mode or if blocks on disk might be corrupted, use full \fB\-reindex\fR
+instead.
.HP
\fB\-sysperms\fR
.IP
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ for IPv6
.HP
\fB\-connect=\fR<ip>
.IP
-Connect only to the specified node; \fB\-connect\fR=\fI\,0\/\fR disables automatic
+Connect only to the specified node; \fB\-noconnect\fR disables automatic
connections (the rules for this peer are the same as for
\fB\-addnode\fR). This option can be specified multiple times to connect
to multiple nodes.
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ unless \fB\-connect\fR used)
.HP
\fB\-enablebip61\fR
.IP
-Send reject messages per BIP61 (default: 1)
+Send reject messages per BIP61 (default: 0)
.HP
\fB\-externalip=\fR<ip>
.IP
@@ -222,8 +224,8 @@ Tries to keep outbound traffic under the given target (in MiB per 24h),
.HP
\fB\-onion=\fR<ip:port>
.IP
-Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor hidden services
-(default: \fB\-proxy\fR)
+Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor hidden services, set
+\fB\-noonion\fR to disable (default: \fB\-proxy\fR)
.HP
\fB\-onlynet=\fR<net>
.IP
@@ -243,11 +245,13 @@ Relay non\-P2SH multisig (default: 1)
.HP
\fB\-port=\fR<port>
.IP
-Listen for connections on <port> (default: 8333 or testnet: 18333)
+Listen for connections on <port> (default: 8333, testnet: 18333,
+regtest: 18444)
.HP
\fB\-proxy=\fR<ip:port>
.IP
-Connect through SOCKS5 proxy
+Connect through SOCKS5 proxy, set \fB\-noproxy\fR to disable (default:
+disabled)
.HP
\fB\-proxyrandomize\fR
.IP
@@ -394,8 +398,7 @@ Send transactions with full\-RBF opt\-in enabled (RPC only, default: 0)
.IP
Delete all wallet transactions and only recover those parts of the
blockchain through \fB\-rescan\fR on startup (1 = keep tx meta data e.g.
-account owner and payment request information, 2 = drop tx meta
-data)
+payment request information, 2 = drop tx meta data)
.PP
ZeroMQ notification options:
.HP
@@ -419,7 +422,7 @@ Debugging/Testing options:
.HP
\fB\-debug=\fR<category>
.IP
-Output debugging information (default: 0, supplying <category> is
+Output debugging information (default: \fB\-nodebug\fR, supplying <category> is
optional). If <category> is not supplied or if <category> = 1,
output all debugging information. <category> can be: net, tor,
mempool, http, bench, zmq, db, rpc, estimatefee, addrman,
@@ -434,7 +437,7 @@ or more specified categories.
.HP
\fB\-help\-debug\fR
.IP
-Show all debugging options (usage: \fB\-\-help\fR \fB\-help\-debug\fR)
+Print help message with debugging options and exit
.HP
\fB\-logips\fR
.IP
@@ -453,7 +456,7 @@ transaction; setting this too low may abort large transactions
\fB\-printtoconsole\fR
.IP
Send trace/debug info to console (default: 1 when no \fB\-daemon\fR. To disable
-logging to file, set debuglogfile=0)
+logging to file, set \fB\-nodebuglogfile\fR)
.HP
\fB\-shrinkdebugfile\fR
.IP
@@ -530,8 +533,8 @@ option can be specified multiple times
.HP
\fB\-rpcauth=\fR<userpw>
.IP
-Username and hashed password for JSON\-RPC connections. The field
-<userpw> comes in the format: <USERNAME>:<SALT>$<HASH>. A
+Username and HMAC\-SHA\-256 hashed password for JSON\-RPC connections. The
+field <userpw> comes in the format: <USERNAME>:<SALT>$<HASH>. A
canonical python script is included in share/rpcauth. The client
then connects normally using the
rpcuser=<USERNAME>/rpcpassword=<PASSWORD> pair of arguments. This
@@ -539,12 +542,12 @@ option can be specified multiple times
.HP
\fB\-rpcbind=\fR<addr>[:port]
.IP
-Bind to given address to listen for JSON\-RPC connections. This option is
-ignored unless \fB\-rpcallowip\fR is also passed. Port is optional and
-overrides \fB\-rpcport\fR. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6. This
-option can be specified multiple times (default: 127.0.0.1 and
-::1 i.e., localhost, or if \fB\-rpcallowip\fR has been specified,
-0.0.0.0 and :: i.e., all addresses)
+Bind to given address to listen for JSON\-RPC connections. Do not expose
+the RPC server to untrusted networks such as the public internet!
+This option is ignored unless \fB\-rpcallowip\fR is also passed. Port is
+optional and overrides \fB\-rpcport\fR. Use [host]:port notation for
+IPv6. This option can be specified multiple times (default:
+127.0.0.1 and ::1 i.e., localhost)
.HP
\fB\-rpccookiefile=\fR<loc>
.IP
@@ -557,8 +560,8 @@ Password for JSON\-RPC connections
.HP
\fB\-rpcport=\fR<port>
.IP
-Listen for JSON\-RPC connections on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet:
-18332)
+Listen for JSON\-RPC connections on <port> (default: 8332, testnet:
+18332, regtest: 18443)
.HP
\fB\-rpcserialversion\fR
.IP
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