# Section Four: Creating Basic Bitcoin Transactions

This section describes how to send basic Bitcoin transactions from the command line, using only the bitcoin-cli interface.

## Objectives for This Section

After working through this section, a developer will be able to:

   * Decide How to Send Money Through Bitcoin
   * Create a Raw Transaction
   * Use Arithmetic to Calculate Fees
   
Supporting objectives include the ability to:

   * Use Basic Methods to Send Money
   * Use Shell Tools to Make Raw Transactions Simple
   * Understand TXes
   * Understand Transaction Fees
   * Understand How Money Goes Through a Transaction
   * Use Auto Fee Calculation Methods to Send Money
   
## Table of Contents
 
 * [Interlude: Sending Coins the Easy Way](3_3__Interlude_Sending_Coins_The_Easy_Way.md)
* [Part Four: Sending a Raw Transaction to a P2PKH](3_4_Sending_a_Raw_Transaction_to_a_P2PKH.md)
[[break out shell tools here]]
  * Interlude: Shell Variables
  * [Interlude: Using JQ for Better Parsing](3_4__Interlude_Using_JQ_for_Better_Parsing.md)
[[then continue with real raw transaction]]
  * [Interlude: Writing a Raw Transaction the Easy Way](3_4__Interlude_Writing_a_Raw_Transaction_The_Easy_Way.md)
* [Part Five: Sending a Raw Transaction to an OP_RETURN](3_5_Sending_a_Raw_Transaction_to_an_OP_RETURN.md)