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-rw-r--r--src/bitcoin-cli.cpp30
-rw-r--r--src/bitcoin-tx.cpp50
-rw-r--r--src/init.cpp255
-rw-r--r--src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp78
-rw-r--r--src/util.cpp15
-rw-r--r--src/util.h17
6 files changed, 230 insertions, 215 deletions
diff --git a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
index f273a15713..2fa8de6fd8 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
@@ -20,21 +20,21 @@ using namespace json_spirit;
std::string HelpMessageCli()
{
string strUsage;
- strUsage += _("Options:") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -? " + _("This help message") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -conf=<file> " + strprintf(_("Specify configuration file (default: %s)"), "bitcoin.conf") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -datadir=<dir> " + _("Specify data directory") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -testnet " + _("Use the test network") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -regtest " + _("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.") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcconnect=<ip> " + strprintf(_("Send commands to node running on <ip> (default: %s)"), "127.0.0.1") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcport=<port> " + strprintf(_("Connect to JSON-RPC on <port> (default: %u or testnet: %u)"), 8332, 18332) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcwait " + _("Wait for RPC server to start") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcuser=<user> " + _("Username for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcpassword=<pw> " + _("Password for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
-
- strUsage += "\n" + _("SSL options: (see the Bitcoin Wiki for SSL setup instructions)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcssl " + _("Use OpenSSL (https) for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("Options:"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-?", _("This help message"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-conf=<file>", strprintf(_("Specify configuration file (default: %s)"), "bitcoin.conf"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-datadir=<dir>", _("Specify data directory"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-testnet", _("Use the test network"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-regtest", _("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."));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcconnect=<ip>", strprintf(_("Send commands to node running on <ip> (default: %s)"), "127.0.0.1"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcport=<port>", strprintf(_("Connect to JSON-RPC on <port> (default: %u or testnet: %u)"), 8332, 18332));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcwait", _("Wait for RPC server to start"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcuser=<user>", _("Username for JSON-RPC connections"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcpassword=<pw>", _("Password for JSON-RPC connections"));
+
+ strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("SSL options: (see the Bitcoin Wiki for SSL setup instructions)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcssl", _("Use OpenSSL (https) for JSON-RPC connections"));
return strUsage;
}
diff --git a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
index c1622cf5d3..78f5c2c4b6 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
@@ -54,38 +54,34 @@ static bool AppInitRawTx(int argc, char* argv[])
fprintf(stdout, "%s", strUsage.c_str());
- strUsage = _("Options:") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -? " + _("This help message") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -create " + _("Create new, empty TX.") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -json " + _("Select JSON output") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -txid " + _("Output only the hex-encoded transaction id of the resultant transaction.") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -regtest " + _("Enter regression test mode, which uses a special chain in which blocks can be solved instantly.") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -testnet " + _("Use the test network") + "\n";
- strUsage += "\n";
+ strUsage = HelpMessageGroup(_("Options:"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-?", _("This help message"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-create", _("Create new, empty TX."));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-json", _("Select JSON output"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-txid", _("Output only the hex-encoded transaction id of the resultant transaction."));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-regtest", _("Enter regression test mode, which uses a special chain in which blocks can be solved instantly."));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-testnet", _("Use the test network"));
fprintf(stdout, "%s", strUsage.c_str());
-
- strUsage = _("Commands:") + "\n";
- strUsage += " delin=N " + _("Delete input N from TX") + "\n";
- strUsage += " delout=N " + _("Delete output N from TX") + "\n";
- strUsage += " in=TXID:VOUT " + _("Add input to TX") + "\n";
- strUsage += " locktime=N " + _("Set TX lock time to N") + "\n";
- strUsage += " nversion=N " + _("Set TX version to N") + "\n";
- strUsage += " outaddr=VALUE:ADDRESS " + _("Add address-based output to TX") + "\n";
- strUsage += " outscript=VALUE:SCRIPT " + _("Add raw script output to TX") + "\n";
- strUsage += " sign=SIGHASH-FLAGS " + _("Add zero or more signatures to transaction") + "\n";
- strUsage += " This command requires JSON registers:\n";
- strUsage += " prevtxs=JSON object\n";
- strUsage += " privatekeys=JSON object\n";
- strUsage += " See signrawtransaction docs for format of sighash flags, JSON objects.\n";
- strUsage += "\n";
+ strUsage = HelpMessageGroup(_("Commands:"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("delin=N", _("Delete input N from TX"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("delout=N", _("Delete output N from TX"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("in=TXID:VOUT", _("Add input to TX"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("locktime=N", _("Set TX lock time to N"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("nversion=N", _("Set TX version to N"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("outaddr=VALUE:ADDRESS", _("Add address-based output to TX"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("outscript=VALUE:SCRIPT", _("Add raw script output to TX"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("sign=SIGHASH-FLAGS", _("Add zero or more signatures to transaction") + ". " +
+ _("This command requires JSON registers:") +
+ _("prevtxs=JSON object") + ", " +
+ _("privatekeys=JSON object") + ". " +
+ _("See signrawtransaction docs for format of sighash flags, JSON objects."));
fprintf(stdout, "%s", strUsage.c_str());
- strUsage = _("Register Commands:") + "\n";
- strUsage += " load=NAME:FILENAME " + _("Load JSON file FILENAME into register NAME") + "\n";
- strUsage += " set=NAME:JSON-STRING " + _("Set register NAME to given JSON-STRING") + "\n";
- strUsage += "\n";
+ strUsage = HelpMessageGroup(_("Register Commands:"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("load=NAME:FILENAME", _("Load JSON file FILENAME into register NAME"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("set=NAME:JSON-STRING", _("Set register NAME to given JSON-STRING"));
fprintf(stdout, "%s", strUsage.c_str());
return false;
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index c8f32d8bfd..1e3cc1d899 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -256,157 +256,174 @@ void OnRPCPreCommand(const CRPCCommand& cmd)
std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
{
+
// When adding new options to the categories, please keep and ensure alphabetical ordering.
- string strUsage = _("Options:") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -? " + _("This help message") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -alertnotify=<cmd> " + _("Execute command when a relevant alert is received or we see a really long fork (%s in cmd is replaced by message)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -blocknotify=<cmd> " + _("Execute command when the best block changes (%s in cmd is replaced by block hash)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -checkblocks=<n> " + strprintf(_("How many blocks to check at startup (default: %u, 0 = all)"), 288) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -checklevel=<n> " + strprintf(_("How thorough the block verification of -checkblocks is (0-4, default: %u)"), 3) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -conf=<file> " + strprintf(_("Specify configuration file (default: %s)"), "bitcoin.conf") + "\n";
+ string strUsage = HelpMessageGroup(_("Options:"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-?", _("This help message"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-alertnotify=<cmd>", _("Execute command when a relevant alert is received or we see a really long fork (%s in cmd is replaced by message)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-blocknotify=<cmd>", _("Execute command when the best block changes (%s in cmd is replaced by block hash)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-checkblocks=<n>", strprintf(_("How many blocks to check at startup (default: %u, 0 = all)"), 288));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-checklevel=<n>", strprintf(_("How thorough the block verification of -checkblocks is (0-4, default: %u)"), 3));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-conf=<file>", strprintf(_("Specify configuration file (default: %s)"), "bitcoin.conf"));
if (mode == HMM_BITCOIND)
{
#if !defined(WIN32)
- strUsage += " -daemon " + _("Run in the background as a daemon and accept commands") + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-daemon", _("Run in the background as a daemon and accept commands"));
#endif
}
- strUsage += " -datadir=<dir> " + _("Specify data directory") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -dbcache=<n> " + strprintf(_("Set database cache size in megabytes (%d to %d, default: %d)"), nMinDbCache, nMaxDbCache, nDefaultDbCache) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -loadblock=<file> " + _("Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file") + " " + _("on startup") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -maxorphantx=<n> " + strprintf(_("Keep at most <n> unconnectable transactions in memory (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_MAX_ORPHAN_TRANSACTIONS) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -par=<n> " + strprintf(_("Set the number of script verification threads (%u to %d, 0 = auto, <0 = leave that many cores free, default: %d)"), -(int)boost::thread::hardware_concurrency(), MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS, DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS) + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-datadir=<dir>", _("Specify data directory"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-dbcache=<n>", strprintf(_("Set database cache size in megabytes (%d to %d, default: %d)"), nMinDbCache, nMaxDbCache, nDefaultDbCache));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-loadblock=<file>", _("Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file") + " " + _("on startup"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-maxorphantx=<n>", strprintf(_("Keep at most <n> unconnectable transactions in memory (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_MAX_ORPHAN_TRANSACTIONS));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-par=<n>", strprintf(_("Set the number of script verification threads (%u to %d, 0 = auto, <0 = leave that many cores free, default: %d)"),
+ -(int)boost::thread::hardware_concurrency(), MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS, DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS));
#ifndef WIN32
- strUsage += " -pid=<file> " + strprintf(_("Specify pid file (default: %s)"), "bitcoind.pid") + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-pid=<file>", strprintf(_("Specify pid file (default: %s)"), "bitcoind.pid"));
#endif
- strUsage += " -reindex " + _("Rebuild block chain index from current blk000??.dat files") + " " + _("on startup") + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-reindex", _("Rebuild block chain index from current blk000??.dat files") + " " + _("on startup"));
#if !defined(WIN32)
- strUsage += " -sysperms " + _("Create new files with system default permissions, instead of umask 077 (only effective with disabled wallet functionality)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-sysperms", _("Create new files with system default permissions, instead of umask 077 (only effective with disabled wallet functionality)"));
#endif
- strUsage += " -txindex " + strprintf(_("Maintain a full transaction index, used by the getrawtransaction rpc call (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
-
- strUsage += "\n" + _("Connection options:") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -addnode=<ip> " + _("Add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the connection open") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -banscore=<n> " + strprintf(_("Threshold for disconnecting misbehaving peers (default: %u)"), 100) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -bantime=<n> " + strprintf(_("Number of seconds to keep misbehaving peers from reconnecting (default: %u)"), 86400) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -bind=<addr> " + _("Bind to given address and always listen on it. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -connect=<ip> " + _("Connect only to the specified node(s)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -discover " + _("Discover own IP addresses (default: 1 when listening and no -externalip or -proxy)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -dns " + _("Allow DNS lookups for -addnode, -seednode and -connect") + " " + _("(default: 1)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -dnsseed " + _("Query for peer addresses via DNS lookup, if low on addresses (default: 1 unless -connect)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -externalip=<ip> " + _("Specify your own public address") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -forcednsseed " + strprintf(_("Always query for peer addresses via DNS lookup (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -listen " + _("Accept connections from outside (default: 1 if no -proxy or -connect)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -maxconnections=<n> " + strprintf(_("Maintain at most <n> connections to peers (default: %u)"), 125) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -maxreceivebuffer=<n> " + strprintf(_("Maximum per-connection receive buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: %u)"), 5000) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -maxsendbuffer=<n> " + strprintf(_("Maximum per-connection send buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: %u)"), 1000) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -onion=<ip:port> " + strprintf(_("Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor hidden services (default: %s)"), "-proxy") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -onlynet=<net> " + _("Only connect to nodes in network <net> (ipv4, ipv6 or onion)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -permitbaremultisig " + strprintf(_("Relay non-P2SH multisig (default: %u)"), 1) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -port=<port> " + strprintf(_("Listen for connections on <port> (default: %u or testnet: %u)"), 8333, 18333) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -proxy=<ip:port> " + _("Connect through SOCKS5 proxy") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -seednode=<ip> " + _("Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -timeout=<n> " + strprintf(_("Specify connection timeout in milliseconds (minimum: 1, default: %d)"), DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT) + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-txindex", strprintf(_("Maintain a full transaction index, used by the getrawtransaction rpc call (default: %u)"), 0));
+
+ strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("Connection options:"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-addnode=<ip>", _("Add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the connection open"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-banscore=<n>", strprintf(_("Threshold for disconnecting misbehaving peers (default: %u)"), 100));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-bantime=<n>", strprintf(_("Number of seconds to keep misbehaving peers from reconnecting (default: %u)"), 86400));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-bind=<addr>", _("Bind to given address and always listen on it. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-connect=<ip>", _("Connect only to the specified node(s)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-discover", _("Discover own IP addresses (default: 1 when listening and no -externalip or -proxy)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-dns", _("Allow DNS lookups for -addnode, -seednode and -connect") + " " + _("(default: 1)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-dnsseed", _("Query for peer addresses via DNS lookup, if low on addresses (default: 1 unless -connect)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-externalip=<ip>", _("Specify your own public address"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-forcednsseed", strprintf(_("Always query for peer addresses via DNS lookup (default: %u)"), 0));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-listen", _("Accept connections from outside (default: 1 if no -proxy or -connect)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-maxconnections=<n>", strprintf(_("Maintain at most <n> connections to peers (default: %u)"), 125));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-maxreceivebuffer=<n>", strprintf(_("Maximum per-connection receive buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: %u)"), 5000));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-maxsendbuffer=<n>", strprintf(_("Maximum per-connection send buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: %u)"), 1000));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-onion=<ip:port>", strprintf(_("Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor hidden services (default: %s)"), "-proxy"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-onlynet=<net>", _("Only connect to nodes in network <net> (ipv4, ipv6 or onion)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-permitbaremultisig", strprintf(_("Relay non-P2SH multisig (default: %u)"), 1));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-port=<port>", strprintf(_("Listen for connections on <port> (default: %u or testnet: %u)"), 8333, 18333));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-proxy=<ip:port>", _("Connect through SOCKS5 proxy"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-seednode=<ip>", _("Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-timeout=<n>", strprintf(_("Specify connection timeout in milliseconds (minimum: 1, default: %d)"), DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT));
#ifdef USE_UPNP
#if USE_UPNP
- strUsage += " -upnp " + _("Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: 1 when listening)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-upnp", _("Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: 1 when listening)"));
#else
- strUsage += " -upnp " + strprintf(_("Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-upnp", strprintf(_("Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: %u)"), 0));
#endif
#endif
- strUsage += " -whitebind=<addr> " + _("Bind to given address and whitelist peers connecting to it. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -whitelist=<netmask> " + _("Whitelist peers connecting from the given netmask or IP address. Can be specified multiple times.") + "\n";
- strUsage += " " + _("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") + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-whitebind=<addr>", _("Bind to given address and whitelist peers connecting to it. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-whitelist=<netmask>", _("Whitelist peers connecting from the given netmask or IP address. 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"));
+
#ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
- strUsage += "\n" + _("Wallet options:") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -disablewallet " + _("Do not load the wallet and disable wallet RPC calls") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -keypool=<n> " + strprintf(_("Set key pool size to <n> (default: %u)"), 100) + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("Wallet options:"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-disablewallet", _("Do not load the wallet and disable wallet RPC calls"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-keypool=<n>", strprintf(_("Set key pool size to <n> (default: %u)"), 100));
if (GetBoolArg("-help-debug", false))
- strUsage += " -mintxfee=<amt> " + strprintf(_("Fees (in BTC/Kb) smaller than this are considered zero fee for transaction creation (default: %s)"), FormatMoney(CWallet::minTxFee.GetFeePerK())) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -paytxfee=<amt> " + strprintf(_("Fee (in BTC/kB) to add to transactions you send (default: %s)"), FormatMoney(payTxFee.GetFeePerK())) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rescan " + _("Rescan the block chain for missing wallet transactions") + " " + _("on startup") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -salvagewallet " + _("Attempt to recover private keys from a corrupt wallet.dat") + " " + _("on startup") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -sendfreetransactions " + strprintf(_("Send transactions as zero-fee transactions if possible (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -spendzeroconfchange " + strprintf(_("Spend unconfirmed change when sending transactions (default: %u)"), 1) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -txconfirmtarget=<n> " + strprintf(_("If paytxfee is not set, include enough fee so transactions begin confirmation on average within n blocks (default: %u)"), 1) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -maxtxfee=<amt> " + strprintf(_("Maximum total fees to use in a single wallet transaction, setting too low may abort large transactions (default: %s)"), FormatMoney(maxTxFee)) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -upgradewallet " + _("Upgrade wallet to latest format") + " " + _("on startup") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -wallet=<file> " + _("Specify wallet file (within data directory)") + " " + strprintf(_("(default: %s)"), "wallet.dat") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -walletnotify=<cmd> " + _("Execute command when a wallet transaction changes (%s in cmd is replaced by TxID)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -zapwallettxes=<mode> " + _("Delete all wallet transactions and only recover those parts of the blockchain through -rescan on startup") + "\n";
- strUsage += " " + _("(1 = keep tx meta data e.g. account owner and payment request information, 2 = drop tx meta data)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-mintxfee=<amt>", strprintf(_("Fees (in BTC/Kb) smaller than this are considered zero fee for transaction creation (default: %s)"),
+ FormatMoney(CWallet::minTxFee.GetFeePerK())));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-paytxfee=<amt>", strprintf(_("Fee (in BTC/kB) to add to transactions you send (default: %s)"), FormatMoney(payTxFee.GetFeePerK())));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rescan", _("Rescan the block chain for missing wallet transactions") + " " + _("on startup"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-salvagewallet", _("Attempt to recover private keys from a corrupt wallet.dat") + " " + _("on startup"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-sendfreetransactions", strprintf(_("Send transactions as zero-fee transactions if possible (default: %u)"), 0));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-spendzeroconfchange", strprintf(_("Spend unconfirmed change when sending transactions (default: %u)"), 1));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-txconfirmtarget=<n>", strprintf(_("If paytxfee is not set, include enough fee so transactions begin confirmation on average within n blocks (default: %u)"), 1));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-maxtxfee=<amt>", strprintf(_("Maximum total fees to use in a single wallet transaction, setting too low may abort large transactions (default: %s)"),
+ FormatMoney(maxTxFee)));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-upgradewallet", _("Upgrade wallet to latest format") + " " + _("on startup"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-wallet=<file>", _("Specify wallet file (within data directory)") + " " + strprintf(_("(default: %s)"), "wallet.dat"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-walletnotify=<cmd>", _("Execute command when a wallet transaction changes (%s in cmd is replaced by TxID)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-zapwallettxes=<mode>", _("Delete all wallet transactions and only recover those parts of the blockchain through -rescan on startup") +
+ " " + _("(1 = keep tx meta data e.g. account owner and payment request information, 2 = drop tx meta data)"));
+
#endif
- strUsage += "\n" + _("Debugging/Testing options:") + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("Debugging/Testing options:"));
if (GetBoolArg("-help-debug", false))
{
- strUsage += " -checkpoints " + strprintf(_("Only accept block chain matching built-in checkpoints (default: %u)"), 1) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -dblogsize=<n> " + strprintf(_("Flush database activity from memory pool to disk log every <n> megabytes (default: %u)"), 100) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -disablesafemode " + strprintf(_("Disable safemode, override a real safe mode event (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -testsafemode " + strprintf(_("Force safe mode (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -dropmessagestest=<n> " + _("Randomly drop 1 of every <n> network messages") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -fuzzmessagestest=<n> " + _("Randomly fuzz 1 of every <n> network messages") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -flushwallet " + strprintf(_("Run a thread to flush wallet periodically (default: %u)"), 1) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -stopafterblockimport " + strprintf(_("Stop running after importing blocks from disk (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-checkpoints", strprintf(_("Only accept block chain matching built-in checkpoints (default: %u)"), 1));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-dblogsize=<n>", strprintf(_("Flush database activity from memory pool to disk log every <n> megabytes (default: %u)"), 100));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-disablesafemode", strprintf(_("Disable safemode, override a real safe mode event (default: %u)"), 0));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-testsafemode", strprintf(_("Force safe mode (default: %u)"), 0));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-dropmessagestest=<n>", _("Randomly drop 1 of every <n> network messages"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-fuzzmessagestest=<n>", _("Randomly fuzz 1 of every <n> network messages"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-flushwallet", strprintf(_("Run a thread to flush wallet periodically (default: %u)"), 1));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-stopafterblockimport", strprintf(_("Stop running after importing blocks from disk (default: %u)"), 0));
}
- strUsage += " -debug=<category> " + strprintf(_("Output debugging information (default: %u, supplying <category> is optional)"), 0) + "\n";
- strUsage += " " + _("If <category> is not supplied, output all debugging information.") + "\n";
- strUsage += " " + _("<category> can be:");
- strUsage += " addrman, alert, bench, coindb, db, lock, rand, rpc, selectcoins, mempool, net"; // Don't translate these and qt below
+ string debugCategories = "addrman, alert, bench, coindb, db, lock, rand, rpc, selectcoins, mempool, net"; // Don't translate these and qt below
if (mode == HMM_BITCOIN_QT)
- strUsage += ", qt";
- strUsage += ".\n";
+ debugCategories += ", qt";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-debug=<category>", strprintf(_("Output debugging information (default: %u, supplying <category> is optional)"), 0) + ". " +
+ _("If <category> is not supplied, output all debugging information.") + _("<category> can be:") + " " + debugCategories + ".");
#ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
- strUsage += " -gen " + strprintf(_("Generate coins (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -genproclimit=<n> " + strprintf(_("Set the number of threads for coin generation if enabled (-1 = all cores, default: %d)"), 1) + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-gen", strprintf(_("Generate coins (default: %u)"), 0));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-genproclimit=<n>", strprintf(_("Set the number of threads for coin generation if enabled (-1 = all cores, default: %d)"), 1));
#endif
- strUsage += " -help-debug " + _("Show all debugging options (usage: --help -help-debug)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -logips " + strprintf(_("Include IP addresses in debug output (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -logtimestamps " + strprintf(_("Prepend debug output with timestamp (default: %u)"), 1) + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-help-debug", _("Show all debugging options (usage: --help -help-debug)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-logips", strprintf(_("Include IP addresses in debug output (default: %u)"), 0));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-logtimestamps", strprintf(_("Prepend debug output with timestamp (default: %u)"), 1));
if (GetBoolArg("-help-debug", false))
{
- strUsage += " -limitfreerelay=<n> " + strprintf(_("Continuously rate-limit free transactions to <n>*1000 bytes per minute (default:%u)"), 15) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -relaypriority " + strprintf(_("Require high priority for relaying free or low-fee transactions (default:%u)"), 1) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -maxsigcachesize=<n> " + strprintf(_("Limit size of signature cache to <n> entries (default: %u)"), 50000) + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-limitfreerelay=<n>", strprintf(_("Continuously rate-limit free transactions to <n>*1000 bytes per minute (default:%u)"), 15));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-relaypriority", strprintf(_("Require high priority for relaying free or low-fee transactions (default:%u)"), 1));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-maxsigcachesize=<n>", strprintf(_("Limit size of signature cache to <n> entries (default: %u)"), 50000));
}
- strUsage += " -minrelaytxfee=<amt> " + strprintf(_("Fees (in BTC/Kb) smaller than this are considered zero fee for relaying (default: %s)"), FormatMoney(::minRelayTxFee.GetFeePerK())) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -printtoconsole " + _("Send trace/debug info to console instead of debug.log file") + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-minrelaytxfee=<amt>", strprintf(_("Fees (in BTC/Kb) smaller than this are considered zero fee for relaying (default: %s)"), FormatMoney(::minRelayTxFee.GetFeePerK())));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-printtoconsole", _("Send trace/debug info to console instead of debug.log file"));
if (GetBoolArg("-help-debug", false))
{
- strUsage += " -printpriority " + strprintf(_("Log transaction priority and fee per kB when mining blocks (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -privdb " + strprintf(_("Sets the DB_PRIVATE flag in the wallet db environment (default: %u)"), 1) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -regtest " + _("Enter regression test mode, which uses a special chain in which blocks can be solved instantly.") + "\n";
- strUsage += " " + _("This is intended for regression testing tools and app development.") + "\n";
- strUsage += " " + _("In this mode -genproclimit controls how many blocks are generated immediately.") + "\n";
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-printpriority", strprintf(_("Log transaction priority and fee per kB when mining blocks (default: %u)"), 0));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-privdb", strprintf(_("Sets the DB_PRIVATE flag in the wallet db environment (default: %u)"), 1));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-regtest", _("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.") + " " +
+ _("In this mode -genproclimit controls how many blocks are generated immediately."));
+ }
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-shrinkdebugfile", _("Shrink debug.log file on client startup (default: 1 when no -debug)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-testnet", _("Use the test network"));
+
+ strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("Node relay options:"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-datacarrier", strprintf(_("Relay and mine data carrier transactions (default: %u)"), 1));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-datacarriersize", strprintf(_("Maximum size of data in data carrier transactions we relay and mine (default: %u)"), MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY));
+
+ strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("Block creation options:"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-blockminsize=<n>", strprintf(_("Set minimum block size in bytes (default: %u)"), 0));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-blockmaxsize=<n>", strprintf(_("Set maximum block size in bytes (default: %d)"), DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_SIZE));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-blockprioritysize=<n>", strprintf(_("Set maximum size of high-priority/low-fee transactions in bytes (default: %d)"), DEFAULT_BLOCK_PRIORITY_SIZE));
+
+ strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("RPC server options:"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-server", _("Accept command line and JSON-RPC commands"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rest", strprintf(_("Accept public REST requests (default: %u)"), 0));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcbind=<addr>", _("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)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcuser=<user>", _("Username for JSON-RPC connections"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcpassword=<pw>", _("Password for JSON-RPC connections"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcport=<port>", strprintf(_("Listen for JSON-RPC connections on <port> (default: %u or testnet: %u)"), 8332, 18332));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcallowip=<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"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcthreads=<n>", strprintf(_("Set the number of threads to service RPC calls (default: %d)"), 4));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpckeepalive", strprintf(_("RPC support for HTTP persistent connections (default: %d)"), 1));
+
+ strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("RPC SSL options: (see the Bitcoin Wiki for SSL setup instructions)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcssl", _("Use OpenSSL (https) for JSON-RPC connections"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcsslcertificatechainfile=<file.cert>", strprintf(_("Server certificate file (default: %s)"), "server.cert"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcsslprivatekeyfile=<file.pem>", strprintf(_("Server private key (default: %s)"), "server.pem"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcsslciphers=<ciphers>", strprintf(_("Acceptable ciphers (default: %s)"), "TLSv1.2+HIGH:TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!3DES:@STRENGTH"));
+
+ if (mode == HMM_BITCOIN_QT)
+ {
+ strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("UI Options:"));
+ if (GetBoolArg("-help-debug", false)) {
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-allowselfsignedrootcertificates", _("Allow self signed root certificates (default: 0)"));
+ }
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-choosedatadir", _("Choose data directory on startup (default: 0)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-lang=<lang>", _("Set language, for example \"de_DE\" (default: system locale)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-min", _("Start minimized"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rootcertificates=<file>", _("Set SSL root certificates for payment request (default: -system-)"));
+ strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-splash", _("Show splash screen on startup (default: 1)"));
}
- strUsage += " -shrinkdebugfile " + _("Shrink debug.log file on client startup (default: 1 when no -debug)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -testnet " + _("Use the test network") + "\n";
-
- strUsage += "\n" + _("Node relay options:") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -datacarrier " + strprintf(_("Relay and mine data carrier transactions (default: %u)"), 1) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -datacarriersize " + strprintf(_("Maximum size of data in data carrier transactions we relay and mine (default: %u)"), MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY) + "\n";
-
- strUsage += "\n" + _("Block creation options:") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -blockminsize=<n> " + strprintf(_("Set minimum block size in bytes (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -blockmaxsize=<n> " + strprintf(_("Set maximum block size in bytes (default: %d)"), DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_SIZE) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -blockprioritysize=<n> " + strprintf(_("Set maximum size of high-priority/low-fee transactions in bytes (default: %d)"), DEFAULT_BLOCK_PRIORITY_SIZE) + "\n";
-
- strUsage += "\n" + _("RPC server options:") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -server " + _("Accept command line and JSON-RPC commands") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rest " + strprintf(_("Accept public REST requests (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcbind=<addr> " + _("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)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcuser=<user> " + _("Username for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcpassword=<pw> " + _("Password for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcport=<port> " + strprintf(_("Listen for JSON-RPC connections on <port> (default: %u or testnet: %u)"), 8332, 18332) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcallowip=<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") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcthreads=<n> " + strprintf(_("Set the number of threads to service RPC calls (default: %d)"), 4) + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpckeepalive " + strprintf(_("RPC support for HTTP persistent connections (default: %d)"), 1) + "\n";
-
- strUsage += "\n" + _("RPC SSL options: (see the Bitcoin Wiki for SSL setup instructions)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcssl " + _("Use OpenSSL (https) for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcsslcertificatechainfile=<file.cert> " + strprintf(_("Server certificate file (default: %s)"), "server.cert") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcsslprivatekeyfile=<file.pem> " + strprintf(_("Server private key (default: %s)"), "server.pem") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcsslciphers=<ciphers> " + strprintf(_("Acceptable ciphers (default: %s)"), "TLSv1.2+HIGH:TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!3DES:@STRENGTH") + "\n";
return strUsage;
}
diff --git a/src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp b/src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp
index 4e7b70efe6..386cf31d73 100644
--- a/src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp
@@ -62,13 +62,17 @@ HelpMessageDialog::HelpMessageDialog(QWidget *parent, bool about) :
ui->helpMessage->setVisible(false);
} else {
setWindowTitle(tr("Command-line options"));
+ QString header = tr("Usage:") + "\n" +
+ " bitcoin-qt [" + tr("command-line options") + "] " + "\n";
QTextCursor cursor(ui->helpMessage->document());
cursor.insertText(version);
cursor.insertBlock();
- cursor.insertText(tr("Usage:") + '\n' +
- " bitcoin-qt [" + tr("command-line options") + "]\n");
-
+ cursor.insertText(header);
cursor.insertBlock();
+
+ QString coreOptions = QString::fromStdString(HelpMessage(HMM_BITCOIN_QT));
+ text = version + "\n" + header + "\n" + coreOptions;
+
QTextTableFormat tf;
tf.setBorderStyle(QTextFrameFormat::BorderStyle_None);
tf.setCellPadding(2);
@@ -76,63 +80,29 @@ HelpMessageDialog::HelpMessageDialog(QWidget *parent, bool about) :
widths << QTextLength(QTextLength::PercentageLength, 35);
widths << QTextLength(QTextLength::PercentageLength, 65);
tf.setColumnWidthConstraints(widths);
- QTextTable *table = cursor.insertTable(2, 2, tf);
- QString coreOptions = QString::fromStdString(HelpMessage(HMM_BITCOIN_QT));
- bool first = true;
QTextCharFormat bold;
bold.setFontWeight(QFont::Bold);
- // note that coreOptions is not translated.
- foreach (const QString &line, coreOptions.split('\n')) {
- if (!first) {
- table->appendRows(1);
+
+ foreach (const QString &line, coreOptions.split("\n")) {
+ if (line.startsWith(" -"))
+ {
+ cursor.currentTable()->appendRows(1);
+ cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::PreviousCell);
cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextRow);
+ cursor.insertText(line.trimmed());
+ cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
+ } else if (line.startsWith(" ")) {
+ cursor.insertText(line.trimmed()+' ');
+ } else if (line.size() > 0) {
+ //Title of a group
+ if (cursor.currentTable())
+ cursor.currentTable()->appendRows(1);
+ cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::Down);
+ cursor.insertText(line.trimmed(), bold);
+ cursor.insertTable(1, 2, tf);
}
- first = false;
-
- if (line.startsWith(" ")) {
- int index = line.indexOf(' ', 3);
- if (index > 0) {
- cursor.insertText(line.left(index).trimmed());
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
- cursor.insertText(line.mid(index).trimmed());
- continue;
- }
- }
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor);
- table->mergeCells(cursor);
- cursor.insertText(line.trimmed(), bold);
- }
-
- table->appendRows(6);
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextRow);
- cursor.insertText(tr("UI options") + ":", bold);
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextRow);
- if (GetBoolArg("-help-debug", false)) {
- cursor.insertText("-allowselfsignedrootcertificates");
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
- cursor.insertText(tr("Allow self signed root certificates (default: 0)"));
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
}
- cursor.insertText("-choosedatadir");
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
- cursor.insertText(tr("Choose data directory on startup (default: 0)"));
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
- cursor.insertText("-lang=<lang>");
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
- cursor.insertText(tr("Set language, for example \"de_DE\" (default: system locale)"));
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
- cursor.insertText("-min");
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
- cursor.insertText(tr("Start minimized"));
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
- cursor.insertText("-rootcertificates=<file>");
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
- cursor.insertText(tr("Set SSL root certificates for payment request (default: -system-)"));
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
- cursor.insertText("-splash");
- cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCell);
- cursor.insertText(tr("Show splash screen on startup (default: 1)"));
ui->helpMessage->moveCursor(QTextCursor::Start);
ui->scrollArea->setVisible(false);
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 361b3631f5..792f00b61d 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -346,6 +346,21 @@ bool SoftSetBoolArg(const std::string& strArg, bool fValue)
return SoftSetArg(strArg, std::string("0"));
}
+static const int screenWidth = 79;
+static const int optIndent = 2;
+static const int msgIndent = 7;
+
+std::string HelpMessageGroup(const std::string &message) {
+ return std::string(message) + std::string("\n\n");
+}
+
+std::string HelpMessageOpt(const std::string &option, const std::string &message) {
+ return std::string(optIndent,' ') + std::string(option) +
+ std::string("\n") + std::string(msgIndent,' ') +
+ FormatParagraph(message, screenWidth - msgIndent, msgIndent) +
+ std::string("\n\n");
+}
+
static std::string FormatException(const std::exception* pex, const char* pszThread)
{
#ifdef WIN32
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 4d0cb7136e..9b5a4153dd 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -162,6 +162,23 @@ bool SoftSetArg(const std::string& strArg, const std::string& strValue);
*/
bool SoftSetBoolArg(const std::string& strArg, bool fValue);
+/**
+ * Format a string to be used as group of options in help messages
+ *
+ * @param message Group name (e.g. "RPC server options:")
+ * @return the formatted string
+ */
+std::string HelpMessageGroup(const std::string& message);
+
+/**
+ * Format a string to be used as option description in help messages
+ *
+ * @param option Option message (e.g. "-rpcuser=<user>")
+ * @param message Option description (e.g. "Username for JSON-RPC connections")
+ * @return the formatted string
+ */
+std::string HelpMessageOpt(const std::string& option, const std::string& message);
+
void SetThreadPriority(int nPriority);
void RenameThread(const char* name);