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.TH BITCOIN-UTIL "1" "June 2024" "bitcoin-util v26.2.0rc1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
bitcoin-util \- manual page for bitcoin-util v26.2.0rc1
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B bitcoin-util
[\fI\,options\/\fR] [\fI\,commands\/\fR]  \fI\,Do stuff\/\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-util utility version v26.2.0rc1
.SH OPTIONS
.HP
\-?
.IP
Print this help message and exit
.HP
\fB\-version\fR
.IP
Print version and exit
.PP
Debugging/Testing options:
.PP
Chain selection options:
.HP
\fB\-chain=\fR<chain>
.IP
Use the chain <chain> (default: main). Allowed values: main, test,
signet, regtest
.HP
\fB\-signet\fR
.IP
Use the signet chain. Equivalent to \fB\-chain\fR=\fI\,signet\/\fR. Note that the network
is defined by the \fB\-signetchallenge\fR parameter
.HP
\fB\-signetchallenge\fR
.IP
Blocks must satisfy the given script to be considered valid (only for
signet networks; defaults to the global default signet test
network challenge)
.HP
\fB\-signetseednode\fR
.IP
Specify a seed node for the signet network, in the hostname[:port]
format, e.g. sig.net:1234 (may be used multiple times to specify
multiple seed nodes; defaults to the global default signet test
network seed node(s))
.HP
\fB\-testnet\fR
.IP
Use the test chain. Equivalent to \fB\-chain\fR=\fI\,test\/\fR.
.PP
Commands:
.IP
grind
.IP
Perform proof of work on hex header string
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009-2023 The Bitcoin Core developers

Please contribute if you find Bitcoin Core useful. Visit
<https://bitcoincore.org/> for further information about the software.
The source code is available from <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin>.

This is experimental software.
Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying file COPYING
or <https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>