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Title: Bitcoind vs Bitcoin-cli Command Line Functions Post by: clone4501 on August 19, 2014, 12:19:37 AM What is the difference when using the command line functions between bitcoind and bitcoin-cli?
Do all the commands work on bitcoin-cli? I would like to rescan the blockchain for any missing wallet transactions. Can I use bitcoin-cli or should I use bitcoind? Title: Re: Bitcoind vs Bitcoin-cli Command Line Functions Post by: dserrano5 on August 19, 2014, 07:09:08 AM What is the difference when using the command line functions between bitcoind and bitcoin-cli? Do all the commands work on bitcoin-cli? I would like to rescan the blockchain for any missing wallet transactions. Can I use bitcoin-cli or should I use bitcoind? bitcoind used to be the command you'd use in the past. In the future you should use bitcoin-cli. They are equivalent and bitcoind only works now for backwards compatibility. Title: Re: Bitcoind vs Bitcoin-cli Command Line Functions Post by: Justin00 on August 19, 2014, 12:12:26 PM I have a shortcut for bitcoin-qt that sets my -datadir... so when I want to do a rescan I just open my shortcut and add "-rescan" to the end of the target (I'm using win7)
It does get annoying when I forget to remove -rescan and it takes 30 minutes to open up the GUI on occasion :p Title: Re: Bitcoind vs Bitcoin-cli Command Line Functions Post by: dserrano5 on August 19, 2014, 12:14:43 PM I have a shortcut for bitcoin-qt that sets my -datadir... so when I want to do a rescan I just open my shortcut and add "-rescan" to the end of the target (I'm using win7) It does get annoying when I forget to remove -rescan and it takes 30 minutes to open up the GUI on occasion :p Why don't you have two shortcuts then? :P Title: Re: Bitcoind vs Bitcoin-cli Command Line Functions Post by: Justin00 on August 19, 2014, 12:19:46 PM Lol yeah fair point...
I guess I don't really like clutter.. My desktop for e.g has literally 4 icons.. recycle bin, my computer, firefox and putty. I don't think I have ever clicked any of them except for recycle bin. Title: Re: Bitcoind vs Bitcoin-cli Command Line Functions Post by: clone4501 on August 19, 2014, 05:01:59 PM Sounds like a rescan takes about thirty minutes.
So from the command line on bitcoin-cli, would I enter, "bitcoin-qt rescan" or "bitcoin-qt -rescan"? Many thanks! Title: Re: Bitcoind vs Bitcoin-cli Command Line Functions Post by: Justin00 on August 19, 2014, 09:49:14 PM hmm I had a look through the commands list and I can't see rescan anywhere. If you import a priv key it will recan, but can't see rescan by its self.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list I might be wrong... but perhaps "-rescan" is only an option you can use when starting bitcoin. If that is the case you would start bitcoin with "bitcoin-qt -rescan" (or make a shortcut like I was talking about before) Title: Re: Bitcoind vs Bitcoin-cli Command Line Functions Post by: clone4501 on August 20, 2014, 03:12:03 AM I found it here under the Wallet options subheading:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin Would this work on the command line as "bitcoin-qt -rescan"? |