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@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ The RPC command line client gained a new argument, `-stdin`
to read extra arguments from standard input, one per line until EOF/Ctrl-D.
For example:
- $ echo -e "mysecretcode\n120" | src/bitcoin-cli -stdin walletpassphrase
+ $ src/bitcoin-cli -stdin walletpassphrase
+ mysecretcode
+ 120
+ ..... press Ctrl-D here to end input
+ $
It is recommended to use this for sensitive information such as wallet
passphrases, as command-line arguments can usually be read from the process