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2  { "exec": "./bitcoin-util",
3    "args": ["foo"],
4    "return_code": 1,
5    "error_txt": "Error parsing command line arguments: Invalid command 'foo'",
6    "description": ""
7  },
8  { "exec": "./bitcoin-util",
9    "args": ["help"],
10    "return_code": 1,
11    "error_txt": "Error parsing command line arguments: Invalid command 'help'",
12    "description": "`help` raises an error. Use `-help`"
13  },
14  { "exec": "./bitcoin-util",
15    "args": ["grind"],
16    "return_code": 1,
17    "error_txt": "Must specify block header to grind",
18    "description": ""
19  },
20  { "exec": "./bitcoin-util",
21    "args": ["grind", "1", "2"],
22    "return_code": 1,
23    "error_txt": "Must specify block header to grind",
24    "description": ""
25  },
26  { "exec": "./bitcoin-util",
27    "args": ["grind", "aa"],
28    "return_code": 1,
29    "error_txt": "Could not decode block header",
30    "description": ""
31  },
32  {
33    "exec": "./bitcoin-util",
34    "args": ["getchainparams"],
35    "return_code": 0,
36    "output_cmp": "getchainparams-mainnet.json",
37    "description": "getchainparams returns mainnet info"
38  },
39  {
40    "exec": "./bitcoin-util",
41    "args": ["-regtest", "getchainparams"],
42    "return_code": 0,
43    "output_cmp": "getchainparams-regtest.json",
44    "description": "getchainparams returns regtest info"
45  },
46  {
47    "exec": "./bitcoin-util",
48    "args": ["-testnet", "getchainparams"],
49    "return_code": 0,
50    "output_cmp": "getchainparams-testnet.json",
51    "description": "getchainparams returns testnet info"
52  },
53  {
54    "exec": "./bitcoin-util",
55    "args": ["-testnet4", "getchainparams"],
56    "return_code": 0,
57    "output_cmp": "getchainparams-testnet4.json",
58    "description": "getchainparams returns testnet4 info"
59  },
60  {
61    "exec": "./bitcoin-util",
62    "args": ["-signet", "getchainparams"],
63    "return_code": 0,
64    "output_cmp": "getchainparams-signet.json",
65    "description": "getchainparams returns signet info"
66  },
67  {
68    "exec": "./bitcoin-util",
69    "args": ["-signet", "-signetchallenge=512102f7561d208dd9ae99bf497273e16f389bdbd6c4742ddb8e6b216e64fa2928ad8f51ae", "getchainparams"],
70    "return_code": 0,
71    "output_cmp": "getchainparams-signet-custom.json",
72    "description": "getchainparams returns custom signet info"
73  },
74  {
75    "exec": "./bitcoin-util",
76    "args": ["getchainparams", "extra_arg"],
77    "return_code": 1,
78    "error_txt": "getchainparams does not take arguments",
79    "description": "getchainparams rejects extra arguments"
80  },
81  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
82    "args": ["-create", "nversion=1"],
83    "output_cmp": "blanktxv1.hex",
84    "description": "Creates a blank v1 transaction"
85  },
86  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
87    "args": ["-json","-create", "nversion=1"],
88    "output_cmp": "blanktxv1.json",
89    "description": "Creates a blank v1 transaction (output in json)"
90  },
91  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
92    "args": ["-"],
93    "input": "blanktxv2.hex",
94    "output_cmp": "blanktxv2.hex",
95    "description": "Creates a blank transaction when nothing is piped into bitcoin-tx"
96  },
97  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
98    "args": ["-json","-create"],
99    "output_cmp": "blanktxv2.json",
100    "description": "Creates a blank transaction (output in json)"
101  },
102  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
103    "args": ["-json","-"],
104    "input": "blanktxv2.hex",
105    "output_cmp": "blanktxv2.json",
106    "description": "Creates a blank transaction when nothing is piped into bitcoin-tx (output in json)"
107  },
108  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
109    "args": ["-create", "nversion=+1"],
110    "return_code": 1,
111    "error_txt": "error: Invalid TX version requested",
112    "description": "Tests the check for invalid nversion value"
113  },
114  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
115    "args": ["-create", "nversion=1foo"],
116    "return_code": 1,
117    "error_txt": "error: Invalid TX version requested",
118    "description": "Tests the check for invalid nversion value"
119  },
120  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
121    "args": ["-", "delin=1"],
122    "input": "tx394b54bb.hex",
123    "output_cmp": "tt-delin1-out.hex",
124    "description": "Deletes a single input from a transaction"
125  },
126  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
127    "args": ["-json", "-", "delin=1"],
128    "input": "tx394b54bb.hex",
129    "output_cmp": "tt-delin1-out.json",
130    "description": "Deletes a single input from a transaction (output in json)"
131  },
132  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
133    "args": ["-", "delin=31"],
134    "input": "tx394b54bb.hex",
135    "return_code": 1,
136    "error_txt": "error: Invalid TX input index '31'",
137    "description": "Attempts to delete an input with a bad index from a transaction. Expected to fail."
138  },
139  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
140    "args": ["-", "delin=1foo"],
141    "input": "tx394b54bb.hex",
142    "return_code": 1,
143    "error_txt": "error: Invalid TX input index",
144    "description": "Tests the check for an invalid input index with delin"
145  },
146  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
147    "args": ["-", "delout=1"],
148    "input": "tx394b54bb.hex",
149    "output_cmp": "tt-delout1-out.hex",
150    "description": "Deletes a single output from a transaction"
151  },
152  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
153    "args": ["-json", "-", "delout=1"],
154    "input": "tx394b54bb.hex",
155    "output_cmp": "tt-delout1-out.json",
156    "description": "Deletes a single output from a transaction (output in json)"
157  },
158  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
159    "args": ["-", "delout=2"],
160    "input": "tx394b54bb.hex",
161    "return_code": 1,
162    "error_txt": "error: Invalid TX output index '2'",
163    "description": "Attempts to delete an output with a bad index from a transaction. Expected to fail."
164  },
165  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
166    "args": ["-", "delout=1foo"],
167    "input": "tx394b54bb.hex",
168    "return_code": 1,
169    "error_txt": "error: Invalid TX output index",
170    "description": "Tests the check for an invalid output index with delout"
171  },
172  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
173    "args": ["-", "locktime=317000"],
174    "input": "tx394b54bb.hex",
175    "output_cmp": "tt-locktime317000-out.hex",
176    "description": "Adds an nlocktime to a transaction"
177  },
178  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
179    "args": ["-json", "-", "locktime=317000"],
180    "input": "tx394b54bb.hex",
181    "output_cmp": "tt-locktime317000-out.json",
182    "description": "Adds an nlocktime to a transaction (output in json)"
183  },
184  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
185    "args": ["-create", "locktime=+317"],
186    "return_code": 1,
187    "error_txt": "error: Invalid TX locktime requested",
188    "description": "Tests the check for invalid locktime value"
189  },
190  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
191    "args": ["-create", "locktime=317000foo"],
192    "return_code": 1,
193    "error_txt": "error: Invalid TX locktime requested",
194    "description": "Tests the check for invalid locktime value"
195  },
196  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
197    "args":
198    ["-create",
199     "in=Z897de6bd6027a475eadd57019d4e6872c396d0716c4875a5f1a6fcfdf385c1f:0"],
200    "return_code": 1,
201    "error_txt": "error: invalid TX input txid",
202    "description": "Tests the check for an invalid txid invalid hex"
203  },
204  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
205    "args":
206    ["-create",
207     "in=5897de6bd6:0"],
208    "return_code": 1,
209    "error_txt": "error: invalid TX input txid",
210    "description": "Tests the check for an invalid txid valid hex but too short"
211  },
212  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
213    "args":
214    ["-create",
215     "in=5897de6bd6027a475eadd57019d4e6872c396d0716c4875a5f1a6fcfdf385c1f12:0"],
216    "return_code": 1,
217    "error_txt": "error: invalid TX input txid",
218    "description": "Tests the check for an invalid txid valid hex but too long"
219  },
220  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
221    "args":
222    ["-create",
223     "in=5897de6bd6027a475eadd57019d4e6872c396d0716c4875a5f1a6fcfdf385c1f:0",
224     "replaceable=0foo"],
225    "return_code": 1,
226    "error_txt": "error: Invalid TX input index",
227    "description": "Tests the check for an invalid string input index with replaceable"
228  },
229  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
230    "args":
231    ["-create",
232     "in=5897de6bd6027a475eadd57019d4e6872c396d0716c4875a5f1a6fcfdf385c1f:0",
233     "replaceable=+0"],
234    "return_code": 1,
235    "error_txt": "error: Invalid TX input index",
236    "description": "Tests the check for an invalid string input index with replaceable"
237  },
238  {
239    "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
240    "args":
241    ["-create",
242     "in=5897de6bd6027a475eadd57019d4e6872c396d0716c4875a5f1a6fcfdf385c1f:0",
243     "replaceable=-1"],
244    "return_code": 1,
245    "error_txt": "error: Invalid TX input index",
246    "description": "Tests the check for an invalid negative input index with replaceable"
247  },
248  {
249    "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
250    "args":

src/wallet/receive.cpp

src/wallet/coinselection.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/init.cpp

src/crypto/sha256.cpp

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

src/crypto/ripemd160.h

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/crypto/siphash.cpp

src/crypto/muhash.h

src/crypto/chacha20.h

src/crypto/poly1305.h

src/crypto/chacha20poly1305.h

src/crypto/chacha20poly1305.cpp

src/util/chaintype.cpp

src/util/obfuscation.h

src/util/byte_units.h

src/util/overflow.h

src/blockencodings.cpp

src/net_permissions.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/rawtransaction_util.h

src/rpc/register.h

src/rpc/request.h

src/rpc/server_util.h

src/rpc/protocol.h

src/rpc/server.h

src/rpc/signmessage.cpp

src/rpc/txoutproof.cpp

src/rpc/util.cpp

src/rpc/util.h

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

src/wallet/crypter.h

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

src/wallet/feebumper.h

src/index/base.h

src/index/base.cpp

src/index/txindex.h

src/index/txindex.cpp

src/index/txindex_key.h

src/index/txospenderindex.h

src/index/txospenderindex.cpp

src/index/blockfilterindex.h

src/index/blockfilterindex.cpp

src/index/coinstatsindex.h

src/index/coinstatsindex.cpp

src/index/db_key.h

src/index/disktxpos.h

src/kernel/chain.cpp

src/kernel/chain.h

src/kernel/checks.cpp

src/kernel/checks.h

src/kernel/context.cpp

src/kernel/context.h

src/kernel/cs_main.cpp

src/kernel/cs_main.h

src/kernel/disconnected_transactions.cpp

src/kernel/disconnected_transactions.h

src/kernel/mempool_removal_reason.cpp

src/kernel/mempool_removal_reason.h

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

src/wallet/wallettool.h

src/wallet/export.h

src/wallet/migrate.cpp

src/wallet/migrate.h

src/wallet/db.h

src/wallet/walletdb.cpp

src/wallet/interfaces.cpp

src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp

src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h

src/kernel/bitcoinkernel.cpp

src/kernel/bitcoinkernel.h

src/kernel/bitcoinkernel_wrapper.h

src/node/chainstate.cpp

src/node/chainstate.h

src/node/blockstorage.cpp

src/node/blockstorage.h

src/node/mempool_persist.cpp

src/node/mempool_persist.h

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/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/util/rbf.h

src/crypto/hex_base.h

src/node/mempool_persist_args.h

src/interfaces/echo.h

src/util/any.h

src/util/batchpriority.cpp

src/util/threadnames.h

src/node/coin.h

src/node/mempool_args.h

src/util/asmap.h

src/util/bytevectorhash.h

src/node/context.cpp

src/util/insert.h

src/util/readwritefile.h

src/node/peerman_args.cpp

src/node/interface_ui.cpp

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

src/util/stdmutex.h

src/common/run_command.cpp

src/util/check.cpp

src/util/golombrice.h

src/node/types.h

src/node/timeoffsets.h

src/util/readwritefile.cpp

src/util/fastrange.h

src/util/signalinterrupt.h

src/util/task_runner.h

src/util/syserror.cpp

src/common/interfaces.cpp

src/common/types.h

src/util/threadinterrupt.h

src/kernel/chainstatemanager_opts.h

src/node/psbt.h

src/policy/ephemeral_policy.h

src/util/trace.h

src/common/url.cpp

src/kernel/mempool_options.h

src/util/serfloat.cpp

src/kernel/notifications_interface.h

src/node/timeoffsets.cpp

src/node/warnings.cpp

src/util/hash_type.h

src/crypto/hex_base.cpp

src/node/eviction.h

src/util/tokenbucket.h

src/crypto/aes.h

src/common/pcp.h

src/util/feefrac.cpp

src/node/transaction.h

src/util/threadnames.cpp

src/common/signmessage.h

src/util/exec.cpp

src/util/signalinterrupt.cpp

src/clientversion.cpp

src/common/signmessage.cpp

src/compat/assumptions.h

src/compat/byteswap.h

src/deploymentinfo.cpp

src/deploymentinfo.h

src/deploymentstatus.cpp

src/deploymentstatus.h

src/dummywallet.cpp

src/external_signer.h

src/init/bitcoin-gui.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-node.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-qt.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-wallet.cpp

src/init/bitcoind.cpp

src/init/common.h

src/interfaces/init.h

src/interfaces/ipc.h

src/key_io.h

src/logging/categories.h

src/logging/timer.h

src/mapport.h

src/musig.h

src/net_permissions.h

src/netgroup.h

src/netmessagemaker.h

src/node/chainstatemanager_args.cpp

src/node/connection_types.h

src/node/context.h

src/node/interface_ui.h

src/node/mempool_args.cpp

src/node/mining_args.cpp

src/node/minisketchwrapper.cpp

src/node/txreconciliation.h

src/policy/fees/estimator_args.cpp

src/policy/fees/estimator_args.h

src/policy/fees/estimator_man.cpp

src/policy/fees/estimator_man.h

src/policy/packages.h

src/policy/rbf.h

src/policy/truc_policy.h

src/pow.h

src/primitives/block.cpp

src/randomenv.h

src/rest.h

src/script/keyorigin.h

src/script/parsing.cpp

src/script/parsing.h

src/script/script_error.h

src/script/sigcache.cpp

src/script/sigcache.h

src/script/solver.h

src/script/verify_flags.h

src/semaphore_grant.h

src/signet.h

src/span.h

src/support/allocators/secure.h

src/support/allocators/zeroafterfree.h

src/util/tokenpipe.cpp

src/util/translation.h

src/util/vector.h

src/versionbits.h

src/versionbits_impl.h

src/wallet/external_signer_scriptpubkeyman.h

src/wallet/fees.h

src/wallet/load.h

src/wallet/receive.h

src/wallet/rpc/wallet.h

src/wallet/types.h

src/walletinitinterface.h

src/zmq/zmqabstractnotifier.cpp

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