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1.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
2.TH BITCOIN-UTIL "1" "October 2026" "bitcoin-util v32.1.0" "User Commands"
3.SH NAME
4bitcoin-util \- manual page for bitcoin-util v32.1.0
5.SH SYNOPSIS
6.B bitcoin-util
7[\fI\,options\/\fR] [\fI\,command\/\fR]
8.br
9.B bitcoin-util
10[\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,grind <hex-block-header>\/\fR
11.SH DESCRIPTION
12Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-util utility version v32.1.0
13.PP
14The bitcoin\-util tool provides bitcoin related functionality that does not rely on the ability to access a running node. Available [commands] are listed below.
15.SH OPTIONS
16.HP
17\fB\-help\fR
18.IP
19Print this help message and exit (also \fB\-h\fR or \-?)
20.HP
21\fB\-version\fR
22.IP
23Print version and exit
24.PP
25Debugging/Testing options:
26.PP
27Chain selection options:
28.HP
29\fB\-chain=\fR<chain>
30.IP
31Use the chain <chain> (default: main). Allowed values: main, test,
32testnet4, signet, regtest
33.HP
34\fB\-signet\fR
35.IP
36Use the signet chain. Equivalent to \fB\-chain\fR=\fI\,signet\/\fR. Note that the network
37is defined by the \fB\-signetchallenge\fR parameter
38.HP
39\fB\-signetchallenge\fR
40.IP
41Blocks must satisfy the given script to be considered valid (only for
42signet networks; defaults to the global default signet test
43network challenge)
44.HP
45\fB\-signetseednode\fR
46.IP
47Specify a seed node for the signet network, in the hostname[:port]
48format, e.g. sig.net:1234 (may be used multiple times to specify
49multiple seed nodes; defaults to the global default signet test
50network seed node(s))
51.HP
52\fB\-testnet\fR
53.IP
54Use the testnet3 chain. Equivalent to \fB\-chain\fR=\fI\,test\/\fR. Support for testnet3
55is deprecated and will be removed in an upcoming release.
56Consider moving to testnet4 now by using \fB\-testnet4\fR.
57.HP
58\fB\-testnet4\fR
59.IP
60Use the testnet4 chain. Equivalent to \fB\-chain\fR=\fI\,testnet4\/\fR.
61.PP
62Commands:
63.IP
64getchainparams
65.IP
66Get hardcoded parameters for the selected chain
67.IP
68grind
69.IP
70Perform proof of work on hex header string
71.SH COPYRIGHT
72Copyright (C) 2009-2026 The Bitcoin Core developers
73
74Please contribute if you find Bitcoin Core useful. Visit
75<https://bitcoincore.org/> for further information about the software.
76The source code is available from <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin>.
77
78This is experimental software.
79Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying file COPYING
80or <https://opensource.org/license/MIT>
81.SH "SEE ALSO"
82bitcoin(1), bitcoind(1), bitcoin-cli(1), bitcoin-tx(1), bitcoin-wallet(1), bitcoin-util(1), bitcoin-qt(1)
83

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src/txmempool.cpp

src/node/miner.cpp

src/chainparams.cpp

src/consensus/validation.h

src/primitives/transaction.cpp

src/script/descriptor.cpp

src/bitcoin-cli.cpp

src/rpc/blockchain.cpp

src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp

src/crypto/sha256.cpp

src/serialize.h

src/consensus/merkle.h

src/consensus/tx_check.h

src/consensus/tx_verify.h

src/policy/feerate.h

src/policy/feerate.cpp

src/primitives/transaction_identifier.h

src/chainparamsbase.h

src/chainparamsbase.cpp

src/util/moneystr.cpp

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src/crypto/sha1.h

src/crypto/sha512.h

src/crypto/hmac_sha256.h

src/crypto/hmac_sha512.h

src/crypto/hmac_sha256.cpp

src/crypto/hmac_sha512.cpp

src/crypto/hkdf_sha256_32.h

src/crypto/hkdf_sha256_32.cpp

src/support/cleanse.h

src/support/cleanse.cpp

src/arith_uint256.h

src/blockencodings.h

src/blockfilter.h

src/crypto/siphash.h

src/crypto/siphash.cpp

src/crypto/muhash.h

src/crypto/chacha20.h

src/crypto/poly1305.h

src/crypto/chacha20poly1305.h

src/crypto/chacha20poly1305.cpp

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src/compressor.cpp

src/flatfile.cpp

src/dbwrapper.h

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src/scheduler.cpp

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src/util/overflow.h

src/blockencodings.cpp

src/blockfilter.cpp

src/merkleblock.cpp

src/merkleblock.h

src/addrman.cpp

src/netgroup.cpp

src/net_permissions.cpp

src/netbase.cpp

src/torcontrol.cpp

src/net_types.h

src/net_types.cpp

src/policy/packages.cpp

src/policy/rbf.cpp

src/policy/truc_policy.cpp

src/policy/ephemeral_policy.cpp

src/policy/settings.cpp

src/policy/policy.cpp

src/node/transaction.cpp

src/node/coin.cpp

src/rpc/client.cpp

src/rpc/external_signer.cpp

src/rpc/request.cpp

src/rpc/server_util.cpp

src/rpc/fees.cpp

src/rpc/output_script.cpp

src/rpc/rawtransaction_util.cpp

src/rpc/server.cpp

src/rpc/mempool.cpp

src/rpc/mining.cpp

src/rpc/net.cpp

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src/rpc/server.h

src/rpc/signmessage.cpp

src/rpc/txoutproof.cpp

src/rpc/util.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/addresses.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/coins.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/encrypt.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/signmessage.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/util.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/util.h

src/wallet/coincontrol.cpp

src/wallet/coincontrol.h

src/wallet/context.cpp

src/wallet/context.h

src/wallet/crypter.cpp

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src/wallet/db.cpp

src/wallet/export.cpp

src/wallet/external_signer_scriptpubkeyman.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/spend.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/transactions.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/wallet.cpp

src/wallet/feebumper.cpp

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src/index/txindex_key.h

src/index/txospenderindex.h

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src/index/db_key.h

src/index/disktxpos.h

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src/kernel/context.h

src/kernel/cs_main.cpp

src/kernel/cs_main.h

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src/kernel/mempool_removal_reason.cpp

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src/kernel/coinstats.cpp

src/kernel/coinstats.h

src/kernel/chainparams.cpp

src/kernel/chainparams.h

src/wallet/sqlite.cpp

src/wallet/sqlite.h

src/wallet/transaction.cpp

src/wallet/transaction.h

src/wallet/dump.cpp

src/wallet/dump.h

src/wallet/init.cpp

src/wallet/walletutil.cpp

src/wallet/walletutil.h

src/wallet/wallettool.cpp

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src/wallet/export.h

src/wallet/migrate.cpp

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src/wallet/walletdb.cpp

src/wallet/interfaces.cpp

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src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h

src/kernel/bitcoinkernel.cpp

src/kernel/bitcoinkernel.h

src/kernel/bitcoinkernel_wrapper.h

src/node/abort.cpp

src/node/abort.h

src/node/caches.cpp

src/node/caches.h

src/kernel/caches.h

src/node/chainstate.cpp

src/node/chainstate.h

src/node/blockstorage.cpp

src/node/blockstorage.h

src/node/mempool_persist.cpp

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src/node/utxo_snapshot.cpp

src/node/utxo_snapshot.h

src/node/kernel_notifications.cpp

src/node/kernel_notifications.h

src/node/blockmanager_args.cpp

src/kernel/blockmanager_opts.h

src/util/expected.cpp

src/policy/settings.h

src/util/types.h

src/kernel/messagestartchars.h

src/kernel/warning.h

src/util/exception.h

src/common/license_info.h

src/node/coins_view_args.h

src/node/database_args.h

src/util/batchpriority.h

src/util/ui_change_type.h

src/node/coins_view_args.cpp

src/node/peerman_args.h

src/util/serfloat.h

src/node/blockmanager_args.h

src/node/database_args.cpp

src/util/overloaded.h

src/util/rbf.cpp

src/util/thread.h

src/common/netif.h

src/common/url.h

src/interfaces/types.h

src/node/chainstatemanager_args.h

src/node/minisketchwrapper.h

src/util/macros.h

src/util/syserror.h

src/common/run_command.h

src/util/bytevectorhash.cpp

src/node/mempool_persist_args.cpp

src/util/exec.h

src/crypto/hex_base.h

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src/interfaces/echo.h

src/util/batchpriority.cpp

src/util/threadnames.h

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src/util/fees.cpp

src/node/peerman_args.cpp

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src/interfaces/handler.h

src/node/mining_args.h

src/util/hasher.cpp

src/common/init.h

src/kernel/mempool_limits.h

src/common/system.h

src/crypto/sha3.h

src/util/threadinterrupt.cpp

src/node/protocol_version.h

src/util/exception.cpp

src/common/messages.h

src/node/connection_types.cpp

src/util/bip32.h

src/common/license_info.cpp

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src/common/run_command.cpp

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src/util/readwritefile.cpp

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src/policy/ephemeral_policy.h

src/util/trace.h

src/common/url.cpp

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src/kernel/notifications_interface.h

src/node/timeoffsets.cpp

src/node/warnings.cpp

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src/crypto/hex_base.cpp

src/node/eviction.h

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src/common/signmessage.h

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src/deploymentstatus.cpp

src/deploymentstatus.h

src/dummywallet.cpp

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src/indirectmap.h

src/init/basic.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-gui.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-node.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-qt.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-wallet.cpp

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