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NAME
bitcoind - peer-to-peer network based anonymous digital currency
SYNOPSIS
bitcoin [options] <command> [params]
bitcoin [options] help <command> - Get help for a command
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents the bitcoind program. Bitcoin is a peer-to-
peer digital currency. Peer-to-peer (P2P) means that there is no
central authority to issue new money or keep track of transactions.
Instead, these tasks are managed collectively by the nodes of the
network. Advantages:
Bitcoins can be sent easily through the Internet, without having to
trust middlemen. Transactions are designed to be irreversible. Be safe
from instability caused by fractional reserve banking and central
banks. The limited inflation of the Bitcoin system's money supply is
distributed evenly (by CPU power) throughout the network, not
monopolized by banks.
OPTIONS
-conf=<file>
Specify configuration file (default: bitcoin.conf)
-gen Generate coins
-gen=0 Don't generate coins
-min Start minimized
-datadir=<dir>
Specify data directory
-proxy=<ip:port>
Connect through socks4 proxy
-addnode=<ip>
Add a node to connect to
-connect=<ip>
Connect only to the specified node
-paytxfee=<amt>
Fee per KB to add to transactions you send
-server
Accept command line and JSON-RPC commands
-daemon
Run in the background as a daemon and accept commands
-testnet
Use the test network
-rpcuser=<user>
Username for JSON-RPC connections
-rpcpassword=<pw>
Password for JSON-RPC connections
-rpcport=<port>
Listen for JSON-RPC connections on <port>
-rpcallowip=<ip>
Allow JSON-RPC connections from specified IP address
-rpcconnect=<ip>
Send commands to node running on <ip>
SSL options: (see the Bitcoin Wiki for SSL setup instructions)
-rpcssl=1
Use OpenSSL (https) for JSON-RPC connections
-rpcsslcertificatchainfile=<file.cert>
Server certificate file (default: server.cert)
-rpcsslprivatekeyfile=<file.pem>
Server private key (default: server.pem)
-rpcsslciphers=<ciphers>
Acceptable ciphers (default:
TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!AH:!3DES:@STRENGTH)
-? This help message
COMMANDS
backupwallet 'destination'
Safely copies *wallet.dat* to 'destination', which can be a
directory or a path with filename.
getaccount 'bitcoinaddress'
Returns the account associated with the given address.
setaccount 'bitcoinaddress' ['account']
Sets the ['account'] associated with the given address.
['account'] may be omitted to remove an address from
['account'].
getaccountaddress 'account'
Returns a new bitcoin address for 'account'.
getaddressesbyaccount 'account'
Returns the list of addresses associated with the given
'account'.
getbalance 'account'
Returns the server's available balance, or the balance for
'account'.
getblockcount
Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain.
getblocknumber
Returns the block number of the latest block in the longest
block chain.
getconnectioncount
Returns the number of connections to other nodes.
getdifficulty
Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the
minimum difficulty.
getgenerate
Returns boolean true if server is trying to generate bitcoins,
false otherwise.
setgenerate 'generate' ['genproclimit']
Generation is limited to ['genproclimit'] processors, -1 is
unlimited.
gethashespersec
Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while
generating.
getinfo
Returns an object containing server information.
getnewaddress 'account'
Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If
'account' is specified (recommended), it is added to the address
book so payments received with the address will be credited to
'account'.
getreceivedbyaccount 'account' ['minconf=1']
Returns the total amount received by addresses associated with
'account' in transactions with at least ['minconf']
confirmations.
getreceivedbyaddress 'bitcoinaddress' ['minconf=1']
Returns the total amount received by 'bitcoinaddress' in
transactions with at least ['minconf'] confirmations.
gettransaction 'txid'
Returns information about a specific transaction, given
hexadecimal transaction ID.
getwork 'data'
If 'data' is specified, tries to solve the block and returns
true if it was successful. If 'data' is not specified, returns
formatted hash 'data' to work on:
"midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first
half of the data.
"data" : block data.
"hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash.
"target" : little endian hash target.
help 'command'
List commands, or get help for a command.
listaccounts ['minconf=1']
List accounts and their current balances.
*note: requires bitcoin 0.3.20 or later.
listreceivedbyaccount ['minconf=1'] ['includeempty=false']
['minconf'] is the minimum number of confirmations before
payments are included. ['includeempty'] whether to include
addresses that haven't received any payments. Returns an array
of objects containing:
"account" : the account of the receiving address.
"amount" : total amount received by the address.
"confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent
transaction included.
listreceivedbyaddress ['minconf=1'] ['includeempty=false']
['minconf'] is the minimum number of confirmations before
payments are included. ['includeempty'] whether to include
addresses that haven't received any payments. Returns an array
of objects containing:
"address" : receiving address.
"account" : the account of the receiving address.
"amount" : total amount received by the address.
"confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent
transaction included.
listtransactions 'account' ['count=10']
Returns a list of the last ['count'] transactions for 'account'
- for all accounts if 'account' is not specified or is "*". Each
entry in the list may contain:
"category" : will be generate, send, receive, or move.
"amount" : amount of transaction.
"fee" : Fee (if any) paid (only for send
transactions).
"confirmations" : number of confirmations (only for
generate/send/receive).
"txid" : transaction ID (only for
generate/send/receive).
"otheraccount" : account funds were moved to or from (only
for move).
"message" : message associated with transaction (only
for send).
"to" : message-to associated with transaction
(only for send).
*note: requires bitcoin 0.3.20 or later.
move <'fromaccount'> <'toaccount'> <'amount'> ['minconf=1'] ['comment']
Moves funds between accounts.
sendfrom* <'account'> <'bitcoinaddress'> <'amount'> ['minconf=1']
['comment'] ['comment-to']
Sends amount from account's balance to 'bitcoinaddress'. This
method will fail if there is less than amount bitcoins with
['minconf'] confirmations in the account's balance (unless
account is the empty-string-named default account; it behaves
like the *sendtoaddress* method). Returns transaction ID on
success.
sendtoaddress 'bitcoinaddress' 'amount' ['comment'] ['comment-to']
Sends amount from the server's available balance to
'bitcoinaddress'. amount is a real and is rounded to the nearest
0.01. Returns transaction id on success.
stop Stops the bitcoin server.
validateaddress 'bitcoinaddress'
Checks that 'bitcoinaddress' looks like a proper bitcoin
address. Returns an object containing:
"isvalid" : true or false.
"ismine" : true if the address is in the server's wallet.
"address" : bitcoinaddress.
*note: ismine and address are only returned if the address
is valid.
SEE ALSO
bitcoin.conf(5)
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Micah Anderson <micah@debian.org> for
the Debian system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to
copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU
General Public License, Version 3 or any later version published by the
Free Software Foundation.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License
can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.