0e: Get Help

3_Playing_with_Bitcoin.md

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 ### Get Help
 
+Most of your work will be done with the "bitcoin-cli" command. Need more help on it? Just use the help argument. Without any other arguments, it shows you ever possible command:
+```
+$ bitcoin-cli help
+== Blockchain ==
+getbestblockhash
+getblock "hash" ( verbose )
+getblockchaininfo
+getblockcount
+getblockhash index
+getblockheader "hash" ( verbose )
+getchaintips
+getdifficulty
+getmempoolancestors txid (verbose)
+getmempooldescendants txid (verbose)
+getmempoolentry txid
+getmempoolinfo
+getrawmempool ( verbose )
+gettxout "txid" n ( includemempool )
+gettxoutproof ["txid",...] ( blockhash )
+gettxoutsetinfo
+verifychain ( checklevel numblocks )
+verifytxoutproof "proof"
+
+== Control ==
+getinfo
+help ( "command" )
+stop
+
+== Generating ==
+generate numblocks ( maxtries )
+generatetoaddress numblocks address (maxtries)
+
+== Mining ==
+getblocktemplate ( TemplateRequest )
+getmininginfo
+getnetworkhashps ( blocks height )
+prioritisetransaction <txid> <priority delta> <fee delta>
+submitblock "hexdata" ( "jsonparametersobject" )
+
+== Network ==
+addnode "node" "add|remove|onetry"
+clearbanned
+disconnectnode "node" 
+getaddednodeinfo dummy ( "node" )
+getconnectioncount
+getnettotals
+getnetworkinfo
+getpeerinfo
+listbanned
+ping
+setban "ip(/netmask)" "add|remove" (bantime) (absolute)
+
+== Rawtransactions ==
+createrawtransaction [{"txid":"id","vout":n},...] {"address":amount,"data":"hex",...} ( locktime )
+decoderawtransaction "hexstring"
+decodescript "hex"
+fundrawtransaction "hexstring" ( options )
+getrawtransaction "txid" ( verbose )
+sendrawtransaction "hexstring" ( allowhighfees )
+signrawtransaction "hexstring" ( [{"txid":"id","vout":n,"scriptPubKey":"hex","redeemScript":"hex"},...] ["privatekey1",...] sighashtype )
+
+== Util ==
+createmultisig nrequired ["key",...]
+estimatefee nblocks
+estimatepriority nblocks
+estimatesmartfee nblocks
+estimatesmartpriority nblocks
+signmessagewithprivkey "privkey" "message"
+validateaddress "bitcoinaddress"
+verifymessage "bitcoinaddress" "signature" "message"
+
+== Wallet ==
+abandontransaction "txid"
+addmultisigaddress nrequired ["key",...] ( "account" )
+addwitnessaddress "address"
+backupwallet "destination"
+dumpprivkey "bitcoinaddress"
+dumpwallet "filename"
+encryptwallet "passphrase"
+getaccount "bitcoinaddress"
+getaccountaddress "account"
+getaddressesbyaccount "account"
+getbalance ( "account" minconf includeWatchonly )
+getnewaddress ( "account" )
+getrawchangeaddress
+getreceivedbyaccount "account" ( minconf )
+getreceivedbyaddress "bitcoinaddress" ( minconf )
+gettransaction "txid" ( includeWatchonly )
+getunconfirmedbalance
+getwalletinfo
+importaddress "address" ( "label" rescan p2sh )
+importprivkey "bitcoinprivkey" ( "label" rescan )
+importprunedfunds
+importpubkey "pubkey" ( "label" rescan )
+importwallet "filename"
+keypoolrefill ( newsize )
+listaccounts ( minconf includeWatchonly)
+listaddressgroupings
+listlockunspent
+listreceivedbyaccount ( minconf includeempty includeWatchonly)
+listreceivedbyaddress ( minconf includeempty includeWatchonly)
+listsinceblock ( "blockhash" target-confirmations includeWatchonly)
+listtransactions ( "account" count from includeWatchonly)
+listunspent ( minconf maxconf  ["address",...] )
+lockunspent unlock ([{"txid":"txid","vout":n},...])
+move "fromaccount" "toaccount" amount ( minconf "comment" )
+removeprunedfunds "txid"
+sendfrom "fromaccount" "tobitcoinaddress" amount ( minconf "comment" "comment-to" )
+sendmany "fromaccount" {"address":amount,...} ( minconf "comment" ["address",...] )
+sendtoaddress "bitcoinaddress" amount ( "comment" "comment-to" subtractfeefromamount )
+setaccount "bitcoinaddress" "account"
+settxfee amount
+signmessage "bitcoinaddress" "message"
+```
+You can also type "bitcoin help [command]" to get even more extensive info on that command. For example:
+```
+$ bitcoin-cli help getinfo
+getinfo
+Returns an object containing various state info.
+
+Result:
+{
+  "version": xxxxx,           (numeric) the server version
+  "protocolversion": xxxxx,   (numeric) the protocol version
+  "walletversion": xxxxx,     (numeric) the wallet version
+  "balance": xxxxxxx,         (numeric) the total bitcoin balance of the wallet
+  "blocks": xxxxxx,           (numeric) the current number of blocks processed in the server
+  "timeoffset": xxxxx,        (numeric) the time offset
+  "connections": xxxxx,       (numeric) the number of connections
+  "proxy": "host:port",     (string, optional) the proxy used by the server
+  "difficulty": xxxxxx,       (numeric) the current difficulty
+  "testnet": true|false,      (boolean) if the server is using testnet or not
+  "keypoololdest": xxxxxx,    (numeric) the timestamp (seconds since Unix epoch) of the oldest pre-generated key in the key pool
+  "keypoolsize": xxxx,        (numeric) how many new keys are pre-generated
+  "unlocked_until": ttt,      (numeric) the timestamp in seconds since epoch (midnight Jan 1 1970 GMT) that the wallet is unlocked for transfers, or 0 if the wallet is locked
+  "paytxfee": x.xxxx,         (numeric) the transaction fee set in BTC/kB
+  "relayfee": x.xxxx,         (numeric) minimum relay fee for non-free transactions in BTC/kB
+  "errors": "..."           (string) any error messages
+}
+
+Examples:
+> bitcoin-cli getinfo 
+> curl --user myusername --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id":"curltest", "method": "getinfo", "params": [] }' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8332/
+```
+
 ## Part One: The State of the Chain and the Wallet