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@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ _What is a QR code?_ A QR code is just an encoding of a Bitcoin address. Many wa
You're now ready to send some coins. This is actually quite simple via the command line. You just use `bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress [address] [amount]`. So, to send a little coinage to the address `n2eMqTT929pb1RDNuqEnxdaLau1rxy3efi` just requires:
```
$ bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress n2eMqTT929pb1RDNuqEnxdaLau1rxy3efi 0.1
6ad295c280798e9746dcdf7e5a60dfb6219d93bf31aab9b540ce892537c41e0c
$ txid=$(bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress n2eMqTT929pb1RDNuqEnxdaLau1rxy3efi 0.1)
$ echo $txid
586b3ff591d43948ed4107216be52d831c551747b469626a6b7c84bbf1639f76
```
Make sure the address you write in is where you want the money to go. Make _double_ sure. If you make mistakes in Bitcoin, there's no going back.
@ -47,12 +48,37 @@ You'll receive a txid back when you issue this command.
## Examine Your Transaction
You'll be able to see the transaction in your list immediately.
You can look at your transaction using your transaction id:
``
$ bitcoin-cli gettransaction $txid
{
"amount": -0.10000000,
"fee": -0.00022600,
"confirmations": 0,
"trusted": false,
"txid": "586b3ff591d43948ed4107216be52d831c551747b469626a6b7c84bbf1639f76",
"walletconflicts": [
],
"time": 1490742233,
"timereceived": 1490742233,
"bip125-replaceable": "unknown",
"details": [
{
"account": "",
"address": "n2eMqTT929pb1RDNuqEnxdaLau1rxy3efi",
"category": "send",
"amount": -0.10000000,
"vout": 0,
"fee": -0.00022600,
"abandoned": false
}
],
"hex": "0200000001a8b61dba544525ad267644cb78f07c1ba58586ff9089aec3ac24d8764dc21dfb000000006a47304402204c38c2530d3283200e4fd3b2d22e609fc6dc941fd3ac4bc8b73ad5a86607e723022050056ae6cfc3233fb38459a6fd5e63d54e4c85e17b91d66fb915e3977a1c77dd0121027a313901f2ac34c87761513cabe69ca9ca61e2db3c7e6f89d7eccd7fc0a5917cfeffffff0280969800000000001976a914e7c1345fc8f87c68170b3aa798a956c2fe6a9eff88ac4082820b000000001976a914a091d978794d50e5caa3e5454cc8633240640d6688aca6de1000"
}
```
$ bitcoin-cli listtransactions
You can see now only the amount transferred (.1 BtC) but also a transaction fee (.000226 BTC), which is about a quarter of the .001 BC/kB minimum fee that was set, which suggests that the transaction was about a quarter of a kB in size.
```
However, note that as always it'll take a while for your balances to settle (particularly if your transaction minimums are set verylow).
While you are waiting for this transaction to clear, you'll note that `bitcoin-cli getbalance` shows that all of your money is gone (or, at least, all of your money from a single incoming transaction). Similarly, `bitcoin-cli listunspent` would show an appropriately sized blob of incoming money was gone. There's a reason for this: whenever you get money in, you have to send it _all_ out together, and you have to perform some gymnastics if you actually want to keep some of it! Once again, `sendtoaddress` takes care of this all for you, which means you don't have to worry about it in full until you use a raw transaction to send out money.
## Summary: Sending Coins the Easy Way