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@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ _What is a stack?_ A stack is a LIFO (last-in-first-out) data structure. It has
Whenever Bitcoin Script encounters a constant, it's pushed onto the Stack. So the above example of `1 2 OP_ADD1` would actually look like this as it was processed:
```
<b>Script:</b> 1 2 OP_ADD
<b>Stack:</b> [ ]
Script: 1 2 OP_ADD
Stack: [ ]
<b>Script:</b> 2 OP_ADD
<b>Stack:</b> [ 1 ]
Script: 2 OP_ADD
Stack: [ 1 ]
<b>Script:</b> OP_ADD
<b>Stack:</b> [ 1 2 ]
Script: OP_ADD
Stack: [ 1 2 ]
```
_Note that in this and in following examples the top of the stack is to the right and the bottom is to the left._
@ -41,31 +41,31 @@ So in this paradigm, what do opcodes do? They pop zero or more elements off the
OP_ADD pops two items off the stack (here: 2 then 1), adds then, and then pushes the resul (here: 3).
```
<b>Script:</b>
<b>Stack:</b> [ 3 ]
Script:
Stack: [ 3 ]
```
## Run a Simple Script
Here's an example of a more complex script. It shows how operators continue to interact with the Stack, not just with the operands right before them:
```
<b>Script:</b> 3 2 OP_ADD 4 OP_SUB
<b>Stack:</b> [ ]
Script: 3 2 OP_ADD 4 OP_SUB
Stack: [ ]
<b>Script:</b> 2 OP_ADD 4 OP_SUB
<b>Stack:</b> [ 3 ]
Script: 2 OP_ADD 4 OP_SUB
Stack: [ 3 ]
<b>Script:</b> OP_ADD 4 OP_SUB
<b>Stack:</b> [ 3 2 ]
Script: OP_ADD 4 OP_SUB
Stack: [ 3 2 ]
<b>Script:</b> 4 OP_SUB
<b>Stack:</b> [ 5 ]
Script: 4 OP_SUB
Stack: [ 5 ]
<b>Script:</b> OP_SUB
<b>Stack:</b> [ 5 4 ]
Script: OP_SUB
Stack: [ 5 4 ]
<b>Script:</b>
<b>Stack:</b> [ 1 ]
Script:
Stack: [ 1 ]
```
## Understand the Usage of Bitcoin Script
@ -79,23 +79,23 @@ As we've seen, every input for a Bitcoin transaction conttains a `scriptSig` whi
So, presume that a UTXO were locked with a `scriptPubKey` that read `100 OP_EQUAL` and that the `scriptSig` `1 99 OP_ADD` were run to unlock it. The two scripts would efectively be run in order as `1 99 OP_ADD 100 OP_EQUAL` and the following were occur:
```
<b>Script:</b> 1 99 OP_ADD 100 OP_EQUAL
<b>Stack:</b> []
Script: 1 99 OP_ADD 100 OP_EQUAL
Stack: []
<b>Script:</b> 99 OP_ADD 100 OP_EQUAL
<b>Stack:</b> [1]
Script: 99 OP_ADD 100 OP_EQUAL
Stack: [1]
<b>Script:</b> OP_ADD 100 OP_EQUAL
<b>Stack:</b> [1 99]
Script: OP_ADD 100 OP_EQUAL
Stack: [1 99]
<b>Script:</b> 100 OP_EQUAL
<b>Stack:</b> [100]
Script: 100 OP_EQUAL
Stack: [100]
<b>Script:</b> OP_EQUAL
<b>Stack:</b> [100 100]
Script: OP_EQUAL
Stack: [100 100]
<b>Script:</b>
<b>Stack:</b> [TRUE]
Script:
Stack: [TRUE]
```
This abstraction isn't quite true. For security reasons, the `scriptSig` is run, then the contents of the stack are transferred for the `scriptPubKey` to run, but it's correct enough for understanding how the key of `scriptSig` fits into the lock of `scriptPubKey`.