Bitcoin Core CLI

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∟Bitcoin Core CLI

This section describes what is Bitcoin Core CLI Programs.

Bitcoin Core CLI allows you to run commands on Bitcoin Core Daemon to interact with the Bitcoin network. Bitcoin Core CLI is included in the of Bitcoin Core package,

Here is how you can run Bitcoin Core CLI and see its command line options:

C:\>\local\bitcoin-0.15.1\bin\bitcoin-cli -? 

Bitcoin Core RPC client version v0.15.1

Usage:
  bitcoin-cli [options] <command> [params]  Send command to Bitcoin Core
  
  bitcoin-cli [options] -named <command> [name=value] ... 
    Send command to Bitcoin Core (with named arguments)

  bitcoin-cli [options] help                List commands
  
  bitcoin-cli [options] help <command>      Get help for a command

Options:

  -?
       This help message

  -conf=<file>
       Specify configuration file (default: bitcoin.conf)

  -datadir=<dir>
       Specify data directory

  -testnet
       Use the test chain

  -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.

  -rpcconnect=<ip>
       Send commands to node running on <ip> (default: 127.0.0.1)

  -rpcport=<port>
       Connect to JSON-RPC on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332)

  -rpcuser=<user>
       Username for JSON-RPC connections

  -rpcpassword=<pw>
       Password for JSON-RPC connections

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