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-.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "January 2018" "bitcoin-cli v0.16.99.0" "User Commands"
+.\" 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"
.SH NAME
bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v0.16.99.0
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ This help message
.HP
\fB\-conf=\fR<file>
.IP
-Specify configuration file (default: bitcoin.conf)
+Specify configuration file. Relative paths will be prefixed by datadir
+location. (default: bitcoin.conf)
.HP
\fB\-datadir=\fR<dir>
.IP
@@ -33,47 +34,52 @@ server\-side RPC calls, the results of \fB\-getinfo\fR is the result of
multiple non\-atomic requests. Some entries in the result may
represent results from different states (e.g. wallet balance may
be as of a different block from the chain state reported)
-.PP
-Chain selection options:
-.HP
-\fB\-testnet\fR
-.IP
-Use the test chain
-.HP
-\fB\-regtest\fR
-.IP
-Enter regression test mode, which uses a special chain in which blocks
-can be solved instantly. This is intended for regression testing
-tools and app development.
.HP
\fB\-named\fR
.IP
Pass named instead of positional arguments (default: false)
.HP
+\fB\-rpcclienttimeout=\fR<n>
+.IP
+Timeout in seconds during HTTP requests, or 0 for no timeout. (default:
+900)
+.HP
\fB\-rpcconnect=\fR<ip>
.IP
Send commands to node running on <ip> (default: 127.0.0.1)
.HP
-\fB\-rpcport=\fR<port>
+\fB\-rpccookiefile=\fR<loc>
.IP
-Connect to JSON\-RPC on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332)
+Location of the auth cookie. Relative paths will be prefixed by a
+net\-specific datadir location. (default: data dir)
.HP
-\fB\-rpcwait\fR
+\fB\-rpcpassword=\fR<pw>
.IP
-Wait for RPC server to start
+Password for JSON\-RPC connections
+.HP
+\fB\-rpcport=\fR<port>
+.IP
+Connect to JSON\-RPC on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332)
.HP
\fB\-rpcuser=\fR<user>
.IP
Username for JSON\-RPC connections
.HP
-\fB\-rpcpassword=\fR<pw>
+\fB\-rpcwait\fR
.IP
-Password for JSON\-RPC connections
+Wait for RPC server to start
.HP
-\fB\-rpcclienttimeout=\fR<n>
+\fB\-rpcwallet=\fR<walletname>
.IP
-Timeout in seconds during HTTP requests, or 0 for no timeout. (default:
-900)
+Send RPC for non\-default wallet on RPC server (needs to exactly match
+corresponding \fB\-wallet\fR option passed to bitcoind)
+.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.
.HP
\fB\-stdinrpcpass\fR
.TP
@@ -83,18 +89,15 @@ When combined
with \fB\-stdin\fR, the first line from standard input is used for the
RPC password.
.HP
-\fB\-stdin\fR
+\fB\-version\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.
+Print version and exit
+.PP
+Chain selection options:
.HP
-\fB\-rpcwallet=\fR<walletname>
+\fB\-testnet\fR
.IP
-Send RPC for non\-default wallet on RPC server (argument is wallet
-filename in bitcoind directory, required if bitcoind/\-Qt runs
-with multiple wallets)
+Use the test chain
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009-2018 The Bitcoin Core developers