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-rw-r--r--doc/man/bitcoin-tx.138
-rw-r--r--doc/man/bitcoind.1236
4 files changed, 328 insertions, 263 deletions
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
index 168a68cb30..bf24d929bc 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-.\" 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
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
index a8c55fb0b3..3a18c9f49f 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-.\" 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"
+.\" 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"
.SH NAME
bitcoin-qt \- manual page for bitcoin-qt v0.16.99.0
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -13,20 +13,11 @@ bitcoin\-qt [command\-line options]
.IP
Print this help message and exit
.HP
-\fB\-version\fR
-.IP
-Print version and exit
-.HP
\fB\-alertnotify=\fR<cmd>
.IP
Execute command when a relevant alert is received or we see a really
long fork (%s in cmd is replaced by message)
.HP
-\fB\-blocknotify=\fR<cmd>
-.IP
-Execute command when the best block changes (%s in cmd is replaced by
-block hash)
-.HP
\fB\-assumevalid=\fR<hex>
.IP
If this block is in the chain assume that it and its ancestors are valid
@@ -36,9 +27,28 @@ default:
testnet:
0000000002e9e7b00e1f6dc5123a04aad68dd0f0968d8c7aa45f6640795c37b1)
.HP
+\fB\-blocknotify=\fR<cmd>
+.IP
+Execute command when the best block changes (%s in cmd is replaced by
+block hash)
+.HP
+\fB\-blockreconstructionextratxn=\fR<n>
+.IP
+Extra transactions to keep in memory for compact block reconstructions
+(default: 100)
+.HP
+\fB\-blocksdir=\fR<dir>
+.IP
+Specify blocks directory (default: <datadir>/blocks)
+.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\-daemon\fR
+.IP
+Run in the background as a daemon and accept commands
.HP
\fB\-datadir=\fR<dir>
.IP
@@ -48,45 +58,46 @@ Specify data directory
.IP
Set database cache size in megabytes (4 to 16384, default: 450)
.HP
-\fB\-loadblock=\fR<file>
+\fB\-debuglogfile=\fR<file>
.IP
-Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file on startup
+Specify location of debug log file. Relative paths will be prefixed by a
+net\-specific datadir location. (0 to disable; default: debug.log)
.HP
-\fB\-debuglogfile=\fR<file>
+\fB\-includeconf=\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)
+Specify additional configuration file, relative to the \fB\-datadir\fR path
+(only useable from configuration file, not command line)
.HP
-\fB\-maxorphantx=\fR<n>
+\fB\-loadblock=\fR<file>
.IP
-Keep at most <n> unconnectable transactions in memory (default: 100)
+Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file on startup
.HP
\fB\-maxmempool=\fR<n>
.IP
Keep the transaction memory pool below <n> megabytes (default: 300)
.HP
+\fB\-maxorphantx=\fR<n>
+.IP
+Keep at most <n> unconnectable transactions in memory (default: 100)
+.HP
\fB\-mempoolexpiry=\fR<n>
.IP
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
-(default: 100)
-.HP
\fB\-par=\fR<n>
.IP
-Set the number of script verification threads (\fB\-6\fR to 16, 0 = auto, <0 =
+Set the number of script verification threads (\fB\-8\fR to 16, 0 = auto, <0 =
leave that many cores free, default: 0)
.HP
+\fB\-persistmempool\fR
+.IP
+Whether to save the mempool on shutdown and load on restart (default: 1)
+.HP
\fB\-pid=\fR<file>
.IP
-Specify pid file (default: bitcoind.pid)
+Specify pid file. Relative paths will be prefixed by a net\-specific
+datadir location. (default: bitcoind.pid)
.HP
\fB\-prune=\fR<n>
.IP
@@ -100,14 +111,14 @@ setting requires re\-downloading the entire blockchain. (default:
>550 = automatically prune block files to stay under the
specified target size in MiB)
.HP
-\fB\-reindex\-chainstate\fR
-.IP
-Rebuild chain state from the currently indexed blocks
-.HP
\fB\-reindex\fR
.IP
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
+.HP
\fB\-sysperms\fR
.IP
Create new files with system default permissions, instead of umask 077
@@ -117,13 +128,18 @@ Create new files with system default permissions, instead of umask 077
.IP
Maintain a full transaction index, used by the getrawtransaction rpc
call (default: 0)
+.HP
+\fB\-version\fR
+.IP
+Print version and exit
.PP
Connection options:
.HP
\fB\-addnode=\fR<ip>
.IP
Add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the connection open (see
-the `addnode` RPC command help for more info)
+the `addnode` RPC command help for more info). This option can be
+specified multiple times to add multiple nodes.
.HP
\fB\-banscore=\fR<n>
.IP
@@ -141,9 +157,10 @@ for IPv6
.HP
\fB\-connect=\fR<ip>
.IP
-Connect only to the specified node(s); \fB\-connect\fR=\fI\,0\/\fR disables automatic
+Connect only to the specified node; \fB\-connect\fR=\fI\,0\/\fR disables automatic
connections (the rules for this peer are the same as for
-\fB\-addnode\fR)
+\fB\-addnode\fR). This option can be specified multiple times to connect
+to multiple nodes.
.HP
\fB\-discover\fR
.IP
@@ -159,6 +176,10 @@ Allow DNS lookups for \fB\-addnode\fR, \fB\-seednode\fR and \fB\-connect\fR (def
Query for peer addresses via DNS lookup, if low on addresses (default: 1
unless \fB\-connect\fR used)
.HP
+\fB\-enablebip61\fR
+.IP
+Send reject messages per BIP61 (default: 1)
+.HP
\fB\-externalip=\fR<ip>
.IP
Specify your own public address
@@ -193,6 +214,11 @@ Maximum allowed median peer time offset adjustment. Local perspective of
time may be influenced by peers forward or backward by this
amount. (default: 4200 seconds)
.HP
+\fB\-maxuploadtarget=\fR<n>
+.IP
+Tries to keep outbound traffic under the given target (in MiB per 24h),
+0 = no limit (default: 0)
+.HP
\fB\-onion=\fR<ip:port>
.IP
Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor hidden services
@@ -200,17 +226,20 @@ Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor hidden services
.HP
\fB\-onlynet=\fR<net>
.IP
-Only connect to nodes in network <net> (ipv4, ipv6 or onion)
-.HP
-\fB\-permitbaremultisig\fR
-.IP
-Relay non\-P2SH multisig (default: 1)
+Make outgoing connections only through network <net> (ipv4, ipv6 or
+onion). Incoming connections are not affected by this option.
+This option can be specified multiple times to allow multiple
+networks.
.HP
\fB\-peerbloomfilters\fR
.IP
Support filtering of blocks and transaction with bloom filters (default:
1)
.HP
+\fB\-permitbaremultisig\fR
+.IP
+Relay non\-P2SH multisig (default: 1)
+.HP
\fB\-port=\fR<port>
.IP
Listen for connections on <port> (default: 8333 or testnet: 18333)
@@ -226,7 +255,9 @@ stream isolation (default: 1)
.HP
\fB\-seednode=\fR<ip>
.IP
-Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect
+Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect. This
+option can be specified multiple times to connect to multiple
+nodes.
.HP
\fB\-timeout=\fR<n>
.IP
@@ -257,11 +288,6 @@ CIDR notated network (e.g. 1.2.3.0/24). Can be specified multiple
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\-maxuploadtarget=\fR<n>
-.IP
-Tries to keep outbound traffic under the given target (in MiB per 24h),
-0 = no limit (default: 0)
.PP
Wallet options:
.HP
@@ -270,6 +296,14 @@ Wallet options:
What type of addresses to use ("legacy", "p2sh\-segwit", or "bech32",
default: "p2sh\-segwit")
.HP
+\fB\-avoidpartialspends\fR
+.IP
+Group outputs by address, selecting all or none, instead of selecting on
+a per\-output basis. Privacy is improved as an address is only
+used once (unless someone sends to it after spending from it),
+but may result in slightly higher fees as suboptimal coin
+selection may result due to the added limitation (default: 0)
+.HP
\fB\-changetype\fR
.IP
What type of change to use ("legacy", "p2sh\-segwit", or "bech32").
@@ -281,22 +315,22 @@ sending to a native segwit address)
.IP
Do not load the wallet and disable wallet RPC calls
.HP
-\fB\-keypool=\fR<n>
+\fB\-discardfee=\fR<amt>
.IP
-Set key pool size to <n> (default: 1000)
+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\-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>
+\fB\-keypool=\fR<n>
.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
+Set key pool size to <n> (default: 1000)
.HP
\fB\-mintxfee=\fR<amt>
.IP
@@ -324,17 +358,18 @@ 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\-walletrbf\fR
-.IP
-Send transactions with full\-RBF opt\-in enabled (RPC only, default: 0)
-.HP
\fB\-upgradewallet\fR
.IP
Upgrade wallet to latest format on startup
.HP
-\fB\-wallet=\fR<file>
+\fB\-wallet=\fR<path>
.IP
-Specify wallet file (within data directory) (default: wallet.dat)
+Specify wallet database path. Can be specified multiple times to load
+multiple wallets. Path is interpreted relative to <walletdir> if
+it is not absolute, and will be created if it does not exist (as
+a directory containing a wallet.dat file and log files). For
+backwards compatibility this will also accept names of existing
+data files in <walletdir>.)
.HP
\fB\-walletbroadcast\fR
.IP
@@ -350,6 +385,10 @@ exists, otherwise <datadir>)
Execute command when a wallet transaction changes (%s in cmd is replaced
by TxID)
.HP
+\fB\-walletrbf\fR
+.IP
+Send transactions with full\-RBF opt\-in enabled (RPC only, default: 0)
+.HP
\fB\-zapwallettxes=\fR<mode>
.IP
Delete all wallet transactions and only recover those parts of the
@@ -377,10 +416,6 @@ Enable publish raw transaction in <address>
.PP
Debugging/Testing options:
.HP
-\fB\-uacomment=\fR<cmt>
-.IP
-Append comment to the user agent string
-.HP
\fB\-debug=\fR<category>
.IP
Output debugging information (default: 0, supplying <category> is
@@ -416,11 +451,16 @@ transaction; setting this too low may abort large transactions
.HP
\fB\-printtoconsole\fR
.IP
-Send trace/debug info to console instead of debug.log file
+Send trace/debug info to console (default: 1 when no \fB\-daemon\fR. To disable
+logging to file, set debuglogfile=0)
.HP
\fB\-shrinkdebugfile\fR
.IP
Shrink debug.log file on client startup (default: 1 when no \fB\-debug\fR)
+.HP
+\fB\-uacomment=\fR<cmt>
+.IP
+Append comment to the user agent string
.PP
Chain selection options:
.HP
@@ -453,15 +493,15 @@ Enable transaction replacement in the memory pool (default: 1)
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)
+.HP
+\fB\-whitelistrelay\fR
+.IP
+Accept relayed transactions received from whitelisted peers even when
+not relaying transactions (default: 1)
.PP
Block creation options:
.HP
@@ -469,11 +509,6 @@ Block creation options:
.IP
Set maximum BIP141 block weight (default: 3996000)
.HP
-\fB\-blockmaxsize=\fR<n>
-.IP
-Set maximum BIP141 block weight to this * 4. Deprecated, use
-blockmaxweight
-.HP
\fB\-blockmintxfee=\fR<amt>
.IP
Set lowest fee rate (in BTC/kB) for transactions to be included in block
@@ -481,14 +516,26 @@ creation. (default: 0.00001)
.PP
RPC server options:
.HP
-\fB\-server\fR
-.IP
-Accept command line and JSON\-RPC commands
-.HP
\fB\-rest\fR
.IP
Accept public REST requests (default: 0)
.HP
+\fB\-rpcallowip=\fR<ip>
+.IP
+Allow JSON\-RPC connections from specified source. Valid for <ip> are a
+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\-rpcauth=\fR<userpw>
+.IP
+Username and hashed password for JSON\-RPC connections. The field
+<userpw> comes in the format: <USERNAME>:<SALT>$<HASH>. A
+canonical python script is included in share/rpcauth. The client
+then connects normally using the
+rpcuser=<USERNAME>/rpcpassword=<PASSWORD> pair of arguments. This
+option can be specified multiple times
+.HP
\fB\-rpcbind=\fR<addr>[:port]
.IP
Bind to given address to listen for JSON\-RPC connections. This option is
@@ -500,37 +547,18 @@ option can be specified multiple times (default: 127.0.0.1 and
.HP
\fB\-rpccookiefile=\fR<loc>
.IP
-Location of the auth cookie (default: data dir)
-.HP
-\fB\-rpcuser=\fR<user>
-.IP
-Username for JSON\-RPC connections
+Location of the auth cookie. Relative paths will be prefixed by a
+net\-specific datadir location. (default: data dir)
.HP
\fB\-rpcpassword=\fR<pw>
.IP
Password for JSON\-RPC connections
.HP
-\fB\-rpcauth=\fR<userpw>
-.IP
-Username and hashed password for JSON\-RPC connections. The field
-<userpw> comes in the format: <USERNAME>:<SALT>$<HASH>. A
-canonical python script is included in share/rpcuser. The client
-then connects normally using the
-rpcuser=<USERNAME>/rpcpassword=<PASSWORD> pair of arguments. This
-option can be specified multiple times
-.HP
\fB\-rpcport=\fR<port>
.IP
Listen for JSON\-RPC connections on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet:
18332)
.HP
-\fB\-rpcallowip=\fR<ip>
-.IP
-Allow JSON\-RPC connections from specified source. Valid for <ip> are a
-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
@@ -539,6 +567,14 @@ non\-verbose mode, non\-segwit(0) or segwit(1) (default: 1)
\fB\-rpcthreads=\fR<n>
.IP
Set the number of threads to service RPC calls (default: 4)
+.HP
+\fB\-rpcuser=\fR<user>
+.IP
+Username for JSON\-RPC connections
+.HP
+\fB\-server\fR
+.IP
+Accept command line and JSON\-RPC commands
.PP
UI Options:
.HP
@@ -554,6 +590,10 @@ Set language, for example "de_DE" (default: system locale)
.IP
Start minimized
.HP
+\fB\-resetguisettings\fR
+.IP
+Reset all settings changed in the GUI
+.HP
\fB\-rootcertificates=\fR<file>
.IP
Set SSL root certificates for payment request (default: \fB\-system\-\fR)
@@ -561,10 +601,6 @@ Set SSL root certificates for payment request (default: \fB\-system\-\fR)
\fB\-splash\fR
.IP
Show splash screen on startup (default: 1)
-.HP
-\fB\-resetguisettings\fR
-.IP
-Reset all settings changed in the GUI
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009-2018 The Bitcoin Core developers
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
index 8e6994ac07..e1b81bad6c 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH BITCOIN-TX "1" "January 2018" "bitcoin-tx v0.16.99.0" "User Commands"
+.\" 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"
.SH NAME
bitcoin-tx \- manual page for bitcoin-tx v0.16.99.0
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ Chain selection options:
\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.
.PP
Commands:
.IP
@@ -63,37 +57,37 @@ nversion=N
.IP
Set TX version to N
.IP
-replaceable(=N)
-.IP
-Set RBF opt\-in sequence number for input N (if not provided, opt\-in all
-available inputs)
-.IP
outaddr=VALUE:ADDRESS
.IP
Add address\-based output to TX
.IP
+outdata=[VALUE:]DATA
+.IP
+Add data\-based output to TX
+.IP
+outmultisig=VALUE:REQUIRED:PUBKEYS:PUBKEY1:PUBKEY2:....[:FLAGS]
+.IP
+Add Pay To n\-of\-m Multi\-sig output to TX. n = REQUIRED, m = PUBKEYS.
+Optionally add the "W" flag to produce a
+pay\-to\-witness\-script\-hash output. Optionally add the "S" flag to
+wrap the output in a pay\-to\-script\-hash.
+.IP
outpubkey=VALUE:PUBKEY[:FLAGS]
.IP
Add pay\-to\-pubkey output to TX. Optionally add the "W" flag to produce a
pay\-to\-witness\-pubkey\-hash output. Optionally add the "S" flag to
wrap the output in a pay\-to\-script\-hash.
.IP
-outdata=[VALUE:]DATA
-.IP
-Add data\-based output to TX
-.IP
outscript=VALUE:SCRIPT[:FLAGS]
.IP
Add raw script output to TX. Optionally add the "W" flag to produce a
pay\-to\-witness\-script\-hash output. Optionally add the "S" flag to
wrap the output in a pay\-to\-script\-hash.
.IP
-outmultisig=VALUE:REQUIRED:PUBKEYS:PUBKEY1:PUBKEY2:....[:FLAGS]
+replaceable(=N)
.IP
-Add Pay To n\-of\-m Multi\-sig output to TX. n = REQUIRED, m = PUBKEYS.
-Optionally add the "W" flag to produce a
-pay\-to\-witness\-script\-hash output. Optionally add the "S" flag to
-wrap the output in a pay\-to\-script\-hash.
+Set RBF opt\-in sequence number for input N (if not provided, opt\-in all
+available inputs)
.IP
sign=SIGHASH\-FLAGS
.IP
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoind.1 b/doc/man/bitcoind.1
index 8728965b2a..d0ba131cde 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoind.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoind.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.3.
-.TH BITCOIND "1" "January 2018" "bitcoind v0.16.99.0" "User Commands"
+.\" 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"
.SH NAME
bitcoind \- manual page for bitcoind v0.16.99.0
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -14,20 +14,11 @@ Start Bitcoin Core Daemon
.IP
Print this help message and exit
.HP
-\fB\-version\fR
-.IP
-Print version and exit
-.HP
\fB\-alertnotify=\fR<cmd>
.IP
Execute command when a relevant alert is received or we see a really
long fork (%s in cmd is replaced by message)
.HP
-\fB\-blocknotify=\fR<cmd>
-.IP
-Execute command when the best block changes (%s in cmd is replaced by
-block hash)
-.HP
\fB\-assumevalid=\fR<hex>
.IP
If this block is in the chain assume that it and its ancestors are valid
@@ -37,9 +28,24 @@ default:
testnet:
0000000002e9e7b00e1f6dc5123a04aad68dd0f0968d8c7aa45f6640795c37b1)
.HP
+\fB\-blocknotify=\fR<cmd>
+.IP
+Execute command when the best block changes (%s in cmd is replaced by
+block hash)
+.HP
+\fB\-blockreconstructionextratxn=\fR<n>
+.IP
+Extra transactions to keep in memory for compact block reconstructions
+(default: 100)
+.HP
+\fB\-blocksdir=\fR<dir>
+.IP
+Specify blocks directory (default: <datadir>/blocks)
+.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\-daemon\fR
.IP
@@ -53,45 +59,46 @@ Specify data directory
.IP
Set database cache size in megabytes (4 to 16384, default: 450)
.HP
-\fB\-loadblock=\fR<file>
+\fB\-debuglogfile=\fR<file>
.IP
-Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file on startup
+Specify location of debug log file. Relative paths will be prefixed by a
+net\-specific datadir location. (0 to disable; default: debug.log)
.HP
-\fB\-debuglogfile=\fR<file>
+\fB\-includeconf=\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)
+Specify additional configuration file, relative to the \fB\-datadir\fR path
+(only useable from configuration file, not command line)
.HP
-\fB\-maxorphantx=\fR<n>
+\fB\-loadblock=\fR<file>
.IP
-Keep at most <n> unconnectable transactions in memory (default: 100)
+Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file on startup
.HP
\fB\-maxmempool=\fR<n>
.IP
Keep the transaction memory pool below <n> megabytes (default: 300)
.HP
+\fB\-maxorphantx=\fR<n>
+.IP
+Keep at most <n> unconnectable transactions in memory (default: 100)
+.HP
\fB\-mempoolexpiry=\fR<n>
.IP
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
-(default: 100)
-.HP
\fB\-par=\fR<n>
.IP
-Set the number of script verification threads (\fB\-6\fR to 16, 0 = auto, <0 =
+Set the number of script verification threads (\fB\-8\fR to 16, 0 = auto, <0 =
leave that many cores free, default: 0)
.HP
+\fB\-persistmempool\fR
+.IP
+Whether to save the mempool on shutdown and load on restart (default: 1)
+.HP
\fB\-pid=\fR<file>
.IP
-Specify pid file (default: bitcoind.pid)
+Specify pid file. Relative paths will be prefixed by a net\-specific
+datadir location. (default: bitcoind.pid)
.HP
\fB\-prune=\fR<n>
.IP
@@ -105,14 +112,14 @@ setting requires re\-downloading the entire blockchain. (default:
>550 = automatically prune block files to stay under the
specified target size in MiB)
.HP
-\fB\-reindex\-chainstate\fR
-.IP
-Rebuild chain state from the currently indexed blocks
-.HP
\fB\-reindex\fR
.IP
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
+.HP
\fB\-sysperms\fR
.IP
Create new files with system default permissions, instead of umask 077
@@ -122,13 +129,18 @@ Create new files with system default permissions, instead of umask 077
.IP
Maintain a full transaction index, used by the getrawtransaction rpc
call (default: 0)
+.HP
+\fB\-version\fR
+.IP
+Print version and exit
.PP
Connection options:
.HP
\fB\-addnode=\fR<ip>
.IP
Add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the connection open (see
-the `addnode` RPC command help for more info)
+the `addnode` RPC command help for more info). This option can be
+specified multiple times to add multiple nodes.
.HP
\fB\-banscore=\fR<n>
.IP
@@ -146,9 +158,10 @@ for IPv6
.HP
\fB\-connect=\fR<ip>
.IP
-Connect only to the specified node(s); \fB\-connect\fR=\fI\,0\/\fR disables automatic
+Connect only to the specified node; \fB\-connect\fR=\fI\,0\/\fR disables automatic
connections (the rules for this peer are the same as for
-\fB\-addnode\fR)
+\fB\-addnode\fR). This option can be specified multiple times to connect
+to multiple nodes.
.HP
\fB\-discover\fR
.IP
@@ -164,6 +177,10 @@ Allow DNS lookups for \fB\-addnode\fR, \fB\-seednode\fR and \fB\-connect\fR (def
Query for peer addresses via DNS lookup, if low on addresses (default: 1
unless \fB\-connect\fR used)
.HP
+\fB\-enablebip61\fR
+.IP
+Send reject messages per BIP61 (default: 1)
+.HP
\fB\-externalip=\fR<ip>
.IP
Specify your own public address
@@ -198,6 +215,11 @@ Maximum allowed median peer time offset adjustment. Local perspective of
time may be influenced by peers forward or backward by this
amount. (default: 4200 seconds)
.HP
+\fB\-maxuploadtarget=\fR<n>
+.IP
+Tries to keep outbound traffic under the given target (in MiB per 24h),
+0 = no limit (default: 0)
+.HP
\fB\-onion=\fR<ip:port>
.IP
Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor hidden services
@@ -205,17 +227,20 @@ Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor hidden services
.HP
\fB\-onlynet=\fR<net>
.IP
-Only connect to nodes in network <net> (ipv4, ipv6 or onion)
-.HP
-\fB\-permitbaremultisig\fR
-.IP
-Relay non\-P2SH multisig (default: 1)
+Make outgoing connections only through network <net> (ipv4, ipv6 or
+onion). Incoming connections are not affected by this option.
+This option can be specified multiple times to allow multiple
+networks.
.HP
\fB\-peerbloomfilters\fR
.IP
Support filtering of blocks and transaction with bloom filters (default:
1)
.HP
+\fB\-permitbaremultisig\fR
+.IP
+Relay non\-P2SH multisig (default: 1)
+.HP
\fB\-port=\fR<port>
.IP
Listen for connections on <port> (default: 8333 or testnet: 18333)
@@ -231,7 +256,9 @@ stream isolation (default: 1)
.HP
\fB\-seednode=\fR<ip>
.IP
-Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect
+Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect. This
+option can be specified multiple times to connect to multiple
+nodes.
.HP
\fB\-timeout=\fR<n>
.IP
@@ -262,11 +289,6 @@ CIDR notated network (e.g. 1.2.3.0/24). Can be specified multiple
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\-maxuploadtarget=\fR<n>
-.IP
-Tries to keep outbound traffic under the given target (in MiB per 24h),
-0 = no limit (default: 0)
.PP
Wallet options:
.HP
@@ -275,6 +297,14 @@ Wallet options:
What type of addresses to use ("legacy", "p2sh\-segwit", or "bech32",
default: "p2sh\-segwit")
.HP
+\fB\-avoidpartialspends\fR
+.IP
+Group outputs by address, selecting all or none, instead of selecting on
+a per\-output basis. Privacy is improved as an address is only
+used once (unless someone sends to it after spending from it),
+but may result in slightly higher fees as suboptimal coin
+selection may result due to the added limitation (default: 0)
+.HP
\fB\-changetype\fR
.IP
What type of change to use ("legacy", "p2sh\-segwit", or "bech32").
@@ -286,22 +316,22 @@ sending to a native segwit address)
.IP
Do not load the wallet and disable wallet RPC calls
.HP
-\fB\-keypool=\fR<n>
+\fB\-discardfee=\fR<amt>
.IP
-Set key pool size to <n> (default: 1000)
+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\-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>
+\fB\-keypool=\fR<n>
.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
+Set key pool size to <n> (default: 1000)
.HP
\fB\-mintxfee=\fR<amt>
.IP
@@ -329,17 +359,18 @@ 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\-walletrbf\fR
-.IP
-Send transactions with full\-RBF opt\-in enabled (RPC only, default: 0)
-.HP
\fB\-upgradewallet\fR
.IP
Upgrade wallet to latest format on startup
.HP
-\fB\-wallet=\fR<file>
+\fB\-wallet=\fR<path>
.IP
-Specify wallet file (within data directory) (default: wallet.dat)
+Specify wallet database path. Can be specified multiple times to load
+multiple wallets. Path is interpreted relative to <walletdir> if
+it is not absolute, and will be created if it does not exist (as
+a directory containing a wallet.dat file and log files). For
+backwards compatibility this will also accept names of existing
+data files in <walletdir>.)
.HP
\fB\-walletbroadcast\fR
.IP
@@ -355,6 +386,10 @@ exists, otherwise <datadir>)
Execute command when a wallet transaction changes (%s in cmd is replaced
by TxID)
.HP
+\fB\-walletrbf\fR
+.IP
+Send transactions with full\-RBF opt\-in enabled (RPC only, default: 0)
+.HP
\fB\-zapwallettxes=\fR<mode>
.IP
Delete all wallet transactions and only recover those parts of the
@@ -382,10 +417,6 @@ Enable publish raw transaction in <address>
.PP
Debugging/Testing options:
.HP
-\fB\-uacomment=\fR<cmt>
-.IP
-Append comment to the user agent string
-.HP
\fB\-debug=\fR<category>
.IP
Output debugging information (default: 0, supplying <category> is
@@ -421,11 +452,16 @@ transaction; setting this too low may abort large transactions
.HP
\fB\-printtoconsole\fR
.IP
-Send trace/debug info to console instead of debug.log file
+Send trace/debug info to console (default: 1 when no \fB\-daemon\fR. To disable
+logging to file, set debuglogfile=0)
.HP
\fB\-shrinkdebugfile\fR
.IP
Shrink debug.log file on client startup (default: 1 when no \fB\-debug\fR)
+.HP
+\fB\-uacomment=\fR<cmt>
+.IP
+Append comment to the user agent string
.PP
Chain selection options:
.HP
@@ -458,15 +494,15 @@ Enable transaction replacement in the memory pool (default: 1)
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)
+.HP
+\fB\-whitelistrelay\fR
+.IP
+Accept relayed transactions received from whitelisted peers even when
+not relaying transactions (default: 1)
.PP
Block creation options:
.HP
@@ -474,11 +510,6 @@ Block creation options:
.IP
Set maximum BIP141 block weight (default: 3996000)
.HP
-\fB\-blockmaxsize=\fR<n>
-.IP
-Set maximum BIP141 block weight to this * 4. Deprecated, use
-blockmaxweight
-.HP
\fB\-blockmintxfee=\fR<amt>
.IP
Set lowest fee rate (in BTC/kB) for transactions to be included in block
@@ -486,14 +517,26 @@ creation. (default: 0.00001)
.PP
RPC server options:
.HP
-\fB\-server\fR
-.IP
-Accept command line and JSON\-RPC commands
-.HP
\fB\-rest\fR
.IP
Accept public REST requests (default: 0)
.HP
+\fB\-rpcallowip=\fR<ip>
+.IP
+Allow JSON\-RPC connections from specified source. Valid for <ip> are a
+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\-rpcauth=\fR<userpw>
+.IP
+Username and hashed password for JSON\-RPC connections. The field
+<userpw> comes in the format: <USERNAME>:<SALT>$<HASH>. A
+canonical python script is included in share/rpcauth. The client
+then connects normally using the
+rpcuser=<USERNAME>/rpcpassword=<PASSWORD> pair of arguments. This
+option can be specified multiple times
+.HP
\fB\-rpcbind=\fR<addr>[:port]
.IP
Bind to given address to listen for JSON\-RPC connections. This option is
@@ -505,37 +548,18 @@ option can be specified multiple times (default: 127.0.0.1 and
.HP
\fB\-rpccookiefile=\fR<loc>
.IP
-Location of the auth cookie (default: data dir)
-.HP
-\fB\-rpcuser=\fR<user>
-.IP
-Username for JSON\-RPC connections
+Location of the auth cookie. Relative paths will be prefixed by a
+net\-specific datadir location. (default: data dir)
.HP
\fB\-rpcpassword=\fR<pw>
.IP
Password for JSON\-RPC connections
.HP
-\fB\-rpcauth=\fR<userpw>
-.IP
-Username and hashed password for JSON\-RPC connections. The field
-<userpw> comes in the format: <USERNAME>:<SALT>$<HASH>. A
-canonical python script is included in share/rpcuser. The client
-then connects normally using the
-rpcuser=<USERNAME>/rpcpassword=<PASSWORD> pair of arguments. This
-option can be specified multiple times
-.HP
\fB\-rpcport=\fR<port>
.IP
Listen for JSON\-RPC connections on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet:
18332)
.HP
-\fB\-rpcallowip=\fR<ip>
-.IP
-Allow JSON\-RPC connections from specified source. Valid for <ip> are a
-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
@@ -544,6 +568,14 @@ non\-verbose mode, non\-segwit(0) or segwit(1) (default: 1)
\fB\-rpcthreads=\fR<n>
.IP
Set the number of threads to service RPC calls (default: 4)
+.HP
+\fB\-rpcuser=\fR<user>
+.IP
+Username for JSON\-RPC connections
+.HP
+\fB\-server\fR
+.IP
+Accept command line and JSON\-RPC commands
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009-2018 The Bitcoin Core developers