bitcoin-util - Man Page

manual page for bitcoin-util v29.0.0

Synopsis

bitcoin-util [options] [command]
bitcoin-util [options] grind <hex-block-header>

Description

Bitcoin Core bitcoin-util utility version v29.0.0

The bitcoin-util tool provides bitcoin related functionality that does not rely on the ability to access a running node. Available [commands] are listed below.

Options

-help
Print this help message and exit (also -h or -?)
-version
Print version and exit

Debugging/Testing options:

Chain selection options:

-chain=<chain>

Use the chain <chain> (default: main). Allowed values: main, test, testnet4, signet, regtest

-signet

Use the signet chain. Equivalent to -chain=signet. Note that the network is defined by the -signetchallenge parameter

-signetchallenge

Blocks must satisfy the given script to be considered valid (only for signet networks; defaults to the global default signet test network challenge)

-signetseednode

Specify a seed node for the signet network, in the hostname[:port] format, e.g. sig.net:1234 (may be used multiple times to specify multiple seed nodes; defaults to the global default signet test network seed node(s))

-testnet

Use the testnet3 chain. Equivalent to -chain=test. Support for testnet3 is deprecated and will be removed in an upcoming release. Consider moving to testnet4 now by using -testnet4.

-testnet4

Use the testnet4 chain. Equivalent to -chain=testnet4.

Commands:

grind

Perform proof of work on hex header string

See Also

bitcoind(1), bitcoin-cli(1), bitcoin-tx(1), bitcoin-wallet(1), bitcoin-util(1), bitcoin-qt(1)

Referenced By

bitcoin-cli(1), bitcoind(1), bitcoin-qt(1), bitcoin-tx(1), bitcoin-wallet(1).

April 2025 bitcoin-util v29.0.0