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@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.4.
-.TH BITCOIN-QT "1" "February 2017" "bitcoin-qt v0.14.99.0" "User Commands"
+.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
+.TH BITCOIN-QT "1" "January 2018" "bitcoin-qt v0.16.99.0" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
-bitcoin-qt \- manual page for bitcoin-qt v0.14.99.0
+bitcoin-qt \- manual page for bitcoin-qt v0.16.99.0
.SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core version v0.14.99.0 (64\-bit)
+Bitcoin Core version v0.16.99.0 (64\-bit)
Usage:
.IP
bitcoin\-qt [command\-line options]
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ block hash)
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:
-00000000000000000013176bf8d7dfeab4e1db31dc93bc311b436e82ab226b90,
+0000000000000000005214481d2d96f898e3d5416e43359c145944a909d242e0,
testnet:
-00000000000128796ee387cf110ccb9d2f36cffaf7f73079c995377c65ac0dcc)
+0000000002e9e7b00e1f6dc5123a04aad68dd0f0968d8c7aa45f6640795c37b1)
.HP
\fB\-conf=\fR<file>
.IP
@@ -46,12 +46,17 @@ Specify data directory
.HP
\fB\-dbcache=\fR<n>
.IP
-Set database cache size in megabytes (4 to 16384, default: 300)
+Set database cache size in megabytes (4 to 16384, default: 450)
.HP
\fB\-loadblock=\fR<file>
.IP
Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file on startup
.HP
+\fB\-debuglogfile=\fR<file>
+.IP
+Specify location of debug log file: this can be an absolute path or a
+path relative to the data directory (default: debug.log)
+.HP
\fB\-maxorphantx=\fR<n>
.IP
Keep at most <n> unconnectable transactions in memory (default: 100)
@@ -65,6 +70,10 @@ Keep the transaction memory pool below <n> megabytes (default: 300)
Do not keep transactions in the mempool longer than <n> hours (default:
336)
.HP
+\fB\-persistmempool\fR
+.IP
+Whether to save the mempool on shutdown and load on restart (default: 1)
+.HP
\fB\-blockreconstructionextratxn=\fR<n>
.IP
Extra transactions to keep in memory for compact block reconstructions
@@ -72,7 +81,7 @@ Extra transactions to keep in memory for compact block reconstructions
.HP
\fB\-par=\fR<n>
.IP
-Set the number of script verification threads (\fB\-2\fR to 16, 0 = auto, <0 =
+Set the number of script verification threads (\fB\-6\fR to 16, 0 = auto, <0 =
leave that many cores free, default: 0)
.HP
\fB\-pid=\fR<file>
@@ -113,7 +122,8 @@ Connection options:
.HP
\fB\-addnode=\fR<ip>
.IP
-Add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the connection open
+Add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the connection open (see
+the `addnode` RPC command help for more info)
.HP
\fB\-banscore=\fR<n>
.IP
@@ -131,8 +141,9 @@ for IPv6
.HP
\fB\-connect=\fR<ip>
.IP
-Connect only to the specified node(s); \fB\-noconnect\fR or \fB\-connect\fR=\fI\,0\/\fR alone to
-disable automatic connections
+Connect only to the specified node(s); \fB\-connect\fR=\fI\,0\/\fR disables automatic
+connections (the rules for this peer are the same as for
+\fB\-addnode\fR)
.HP
\fB\-discover\fR
.IP
@@ -146,7 +157,7 @@ Allow DNS lookups for \fB\-addnode\fR, \fB\-seednode\fR and \fB\-connect\fR (def
\fB\-dnsseed\fR
.IP
Query for peer addresses via DNS lookup, if low on addresses (default: 1
-unless \fB\-connect\fR/\-noconnect)
+unless \fB\-connect\fR used)
.HP
\fB\-externalip=\fR<ip>
.IP
@@ -158,8 +169,7 @@ Always query for peer addresses via DNS lookup (default: 0)
.HP
\fB\-listen\fR
.IP
-Accept connections from outside (default: 1 if no \fB\-proxy\fR or
-\fB\-connect\fR/\-noconnect)
+Accept connections from outside (default: 1 if no \fB\-proxy\fR or \fB\-connect\fR)
.HP
\fB\-listenonion\fR
.IP
@@ -214,11 +224,6 @@ Connect through SOCKS5 proxy
Randomize credentials for every proxy connection. This enables Tor
stream isolation (default: 1)
.HP
-\fB\-rpcserialversion\fR
-.IP
-Sets the serialization of raw transaction or block hex returned in
-non\-verbose mode, non\-segwit(0) or segwit(1) (default: 1)
-.HP
\fB\-seednode=\fR<ip>
.IP
Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect
@@ -253,16 +258,6 @@ times. Whitelisted peers cannot be DoS banned and their
transactions are always relayed, even if they are already in the
mempool, useful e.g. for a gateway
.HP
-\fB\-whitelistrelay\fR
-.IP
-Accept relayed transactions received from whitelisted peers even when
-not relaying transactions (default: 1)
-.HP
-\fB\-whitelistforcerelay\fR
-.IP
-Force relay of transactions from whitelisted peers even if they violate
-local relay policy (default: 1)
-.HP
\fB\-maxuploadtarget=\fR<n>
.IP
Tries to keep outbound traffic under the given target (in MiB per 24h),
@@ -270,19 +265,39 @@ Tries to keep outbound traffic under the given target (in MiB per 24h),
.PP
Wallet options:
.HP
+\fB\-addresstype\fR
+.IP
+What type of addresses to use ("legacy", "p2sh\-segwit", or "bech32",
+default: "p2sh\-segwit")
+.HP
+\fB\-changetype\fR
+.IP
+What type of change to use ("legacy", "p2sh\-segwit", or "bech32").
+Default is same as \fB\-addresstype\fR, except when
+\fB\-addresstype\fR=\fI\,p2sh\-segwit\/\fR a native segwit output is used when
+sending to a native segwit address)
+.HP
\fB\-disablewallet\fR
.IP
Do not load the wallet and disable wallet RPC calls
.HP
\fB\-keypool=\fR<n>
.IP
-Set key pool size to <n> (default: 100)
+Set key pool size to <n> (default: 1000)
.HP
\fB\-fallbackfee=\fR<amt>
.IP
A fee rate (in BTC/kB) that will be used when fee estimation has
insufficient data (default: 0.0002)
.HP
+\fB\-discardfee=\fR<amt>
+.IP
+The fee rate (in BTC/kB) that indicates your tolerance for discarding
+change by adding it to the fee (default: 0.0001). Note: An output
+is discarded if it is dust at this rate, but we will always
+discard up to the dust relay fee and a discard fee above that is
+limited by the fee estimate for the longest target
+.HP
\fB\-mintxfee=\fR<amt>
.IP
Fees (in BTC/kB) smaller than this are considered zero fee for
@@ -309,14 +324,9 @@ Spend unconfirmed change when sending transactions (default: 1)
If paytxfee is not set, include enough fee so transactions begin
confirmation on average within n blocks (default: 6)
.HP
-\fB\-usehd\fR
-.IP
-Use hierarchical deterministic key generation (HD) after BIP32. Only has
-effect during wallet creation/first start (default: 1)
-.HP
\fB\-walletrbf\fR
.IP
-Send transactions with full\-RBF opt\-in enabled (default: 0)
+Send transactions with full\-RBF opt\-in enabled (RPC only, default: 0)
.HP
\fB\-upgradewallet\fR
.IP
@@ -330,6 +340,11 @@ Specify wallet file (within data directory) (default: wallet.dat)
.IP
Make the wallet broadcast transactions (default: 1)
.HP
+\fB\-walletdir=\fR<dir>
+.IP
+Specify directory to hold wallets (default: <datadir>/wallets if it
+exists, otherwise <datadir>)
+.HP
\fB\-walletnotify=\fR<cmd>
.IP
Execute command when a wallet transaction changes (%s in cmd is replaced
@@ -370,10 +385,16 @@ Append comment to the user agent string
.IP
Output debugging information (default: 0, supplying <category> is
optional). If <category> is not supplied or if <category> = 1,
-output all debugging information.<category> can be: addrman,
-alert, bench, cmpctblock, coindb, db, http, libevent, lock,
-mempool, mempoolrej, net, proxy, prune, rand, reindex, rpc,
-selectcoins, tor, zmq, qt.
+output all debugging information. <category> can be: net, tor,
+mempool, http, bench, zmq, db, rpc, estimatefee, addrman,
+selectcoins, reindex, cmpctblock, rand, prune, proxy, mempoolrej,
+libevent, coindb, qt, leveldb.
+.HP
+\fB\-debugexclude=\fR<category>
+.IP
+Exclude debugging information for a category. Can be used in conjunction
+with \fB\-debug\fR=\fI\,1\/\fR to output debug logs for all categories except one
+or more specified categories.
.HP
\fB\-help\-debug\fR
.IP
@@ -387,11 +408,6 @@ Include IP addresses in debug output (default: 0)
.IP
Prepend debug output with timestamp (default: 1)
.HP
-\fB\-minrelaytxfee=\fR<amt>
-.IP
-Fees (in BTC/kB) smaller than this are considered zero fee for relaying,
-mining and transaction creation (default: 0.00001)
-.HP
\fB\-maxtxfee=\fR<amt>
.IP
Maximum total fees (in BTC) to use in a single wallet transaction or raw
@@ -431,21 +447,32 @@ Maximum size of data in data carrier transactions we relay and mine
\fB\-mempoolreplacement\fR
.IP
Enable transaction replacement in the memory pool (default: 1)
+.HP
+\fB\-minrelaytxfee=\fR<amt>
+.IP
+Fees (in BTC/kB) smaller than this are considered zero fee for relaying,
+mining and transaction creation (default: 0.00001)
+.HP
+\fB\-whitelistrelay\fR
+.IP
+Accept relayed transactions received from whitelisted peers even when
+not relaying transactions (default: 1)
+.HP
+\fB\-whitelistforcerelay\fR
+.IP
+Force relay of transactions from whitelisted peers even if they violate
+local relay policy (default: 1)
.PP
Block creation options:
.HP
\fB\-blockmaxweight=\fR<n>
.IP
-Set maximum BIP141 block weight (default: 3000000)
+Set maximum BIP141 block weight (default: 3996000)
.HP
\fB\-blockmaxsize=\fR<n>
.IP
-Set maximum block size in bytes (default: 750000)
-.HP
-\fB\-blockprioritysize=\fR<n>
-.IP
-Set maximum size of high\-priority/low\-fee transactions in bytes
-(default: 0)
+Set maximum BIP141 block weight to this * 4. Deprecated, use
+blockmaxweight
.HP
\fB\-blockmintxfee=\fR<amt>
.IP
@@ -462,11 +489,14 @@ Accept command line and JSON\-RPC commands
.IP
Accept public REST requests (default: 0)
.HP
-\fB\-rpcbind=\fR<addr>
+\fB\-rpcbind=\fR<addr>[:port]
.IP
-Bind to given address to listen for JSON\-RPC connections. Use
-[host]:port notation for IPv6. This option can be specified
-multiple times (default: bind to all interfaces)
+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)
.HP
\fB\-rpccookiefile=\fR<loc>
.IP
@@ -501,6 +531,11 @@ single IP (e.g. 1.2.3.4), a network/netmask (e.g.
1.2.3.4/255.255.255.0) or a network/CIDR (e.g. 1.2.3.4/24). This
option can be specified multiple times
.HP
+\fB\-rpcserialversion\fR
+.IP
+Sets the serialization of raw transaction or block hex returned in
+non\-verbose mode, non\-segwit(0) or segwit(1) (default: 1)
+.HP
\fB\-rpcthreads=\fR<n>
.IP
Set the number of threads to service RPC calls (default: 4)
@@ -531,7 +566,7 @@ Show splash screen on startup (default: 1)
.IP
Reset all settings changed in the GUI
.SH COPYRIGHT
-Copyright (C) 2009-2017 The Bitcoin Core developers
+Copyright (C) 2009-2018 The Bitcoin Core developers
Please contribute if you find Bitcoin Core useful. Visit
<https://bitcoincore.org> for further information about the software.