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diff --git a/doc/files.md b/doc/files.md index 03e52f02c9..b738d6055a 100644 --- a/doc/files.md +++ b/doc/files.md @@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ Windows | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Bitcoin\` <sup>[\[1\]](#note1)</sup> 3. All content of the data directory, except for `bitcoin.conf` file, is chain-specific. This means the actual data directory paths for non-mainnet cases differ: -Chain option | Data directory path --------------------------------|------------------------------ -`-chain=main` (default) | *path_to_datadir*`/` -`-chain=test` or `-testnet` | *path_to_datadir*`/testnet3/` -`-chain=signet` or `-signet` | *path_to_datadir*`/signet/` -`-chain=regtest` or `-regtest` | *path_to_datadir*`/regtest/` +Chain option | Data directory path +---------------------------------|------------------------------ +`-chain=main` (default) | *path_to_datadir*`/` +`-chain=test` or `-testnet` | *path_to_datadir*`/testnet3/` +`-chain=testnet4` or `-testnet4` | *path_to_datadir*`/testnet4/` +`-chain=signet` or `-signet` | *path_to_datadir*`/signet/` +`-chain=regtest` or `-regtest` | *path_to_datadir*`/regtest/` ## Data directory layout @@ -47,8 +48,9 @@ Subdirectory | File(s) | Description -------------------|-----------------------|------------ `blocks/` | | Blocks directory; can be specified by `-blocksdir` option (except for `blocks/index/`) `blocks/index/` | LevelDB database | Block index; `-blocksdir` option does not affect this path -`blocks/` | `blkNNNNN.dat`<sup>[\[2\]](#note2)</sup> | Actual Bitcoin blocks (in network format, dumped in raw on disk, 128 MiB per file) +`blocks/` | `blkNNNNN.dat`<sup>[\[2\]](#note2)</sup> | Actual Bitcoin blocks (dumped in network format, 128 MiB per file) `blocks/` | `revNNNNN.dat`<sup>[\[2\]](#note2)</sup> | Block undo data (custom format) +`blocks/` | `xor.dat` | Rolling XOR pattern for block and undo data files `chainstate/` | LevelDB database | Blockchain state (a compact representation of all currently unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs) and metadata about the transactions they are from) `indexes/txindex/` | LevelDB database | Transaction index; *optional*, used if `-txindex=1` `indexes/blockfilter/basic/db/` | LevelDB database | Blockfilter index LevelDB database for the basic filtertype; *optional*, used if `-blockfilterindex=basic` |