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diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
index 6c8ff7fc3b..36daca8f81 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ UniValue importprivkey(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 3)
throw std::runtime_error(
"importprivkey \"privkey\" ( \"label\" ) ( rescan )\n"
- "\nAdds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet.\n"
+ "\nAdds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. Requires a new wallet backup.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"privkey\" (string, required) The private key (see dumpprivkey)\n"
"2. \"label\" (string, optional, default=\"\") An optional label\n"
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ UniValue importaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 4)
throw std::runtime_error(
"importaddress \"address\" ( \"label\" rescan p2sh )\n"
- "\nAdds a script (in hex) or address that can be watched as if it were in your wallet but cannot be used to spend.\n"
+ "\nAdds a script (in hex) or address that can be watched as if it were in your wallet but cannot be used to spend. Requires a new wallet backup.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"script\" (string, required) The hex-encoded script (or address)\n"
"2. \"label\" (string, optional, default=\"\") An optional label\n"
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ UniValue importpubkey(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 4)
throw std::runtime_error(
"importpubkey \"pubkey\" ( \"label\" rescan )\n"
- "\nAdds a public key (in hex) that can be watched as if it were in your wallet but cannot be used to spend.\n"
+ "\nAdds a public key (in hex) that can be watched as if it were in your wallet but cannot be used to spend. Requires a new wallet backup.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"pubkey\" (string, required) The hex-encoded public key\n"
"2. \"label\" (string, optional, default=\"\") An optional label\n"
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ UniValue importwallet(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
"importwallet \"filename\"\n"
- "\nImports keys from a wallet dump file (see dumpwallet).\n"
+ "\nImports keys from a wallet dump file (see dumpwallet). Requires a new wallet backup to include imported keys.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"filename\" (string, required) The wallet file\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
@@ -596,6 +596,9 @@ UniValue dumpwallet(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
throw std::runtime_error(
"dumpwallet \"filename\"\n"
"\nDumps all wallet keys in a human-readable format to a server-side file. This does not allow overwriting existing files.\n"
+ "Imported scripts are not currently included in wallet dumps, these must be backed up separately.\n"
+ "Note that if your wallet contains keys which are not derived from your HD seed (e.g. imported keys), these are not covered by\n"
+ "only backing up the seed itself, and must be backed up too (e.g. ensure you back up the whole dumpfile).\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"filename\" (string, required) The filename with path (either absolute or relative to bitcoind)\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -1038,7 +1041,7 @@ UniValue importmulti(const JSONRPCRequest& mainRequest)
if (mainRequest.fHelp || mainRequest.params.size() < 1 || mainRequest.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
"importmulti \"requests\" ( \"options\" )\n\n"
- "Import addresses/scripts (with private or public keys, redeem script (P2SH)), rescanning all addresses in one-shot-only (rescan can be disabled via options).\n\n"
+ "Import addresses/scripts (with private or public keys, redeem script (P2SH)), rescanning all addresses in one-shot-only (rescan can be disabled via options). Requires a new wallet backup.\n\n"
"Arguments:\n"
"1. requests (array, required) Data to be imported\n"
" [ (array of json objects)\n"