bitcoin-cli:tldr:91ace
bitcoin-cli: Send a transaction to a given address.
$ bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress "${address}" ${amount}
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The command "bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress" is used to send a certain amount of Bitcoin to a specific address.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
- "bitcoin-cli" is a command-line interface (CLI) used to interact with the Bitcoin network.
- "sendtoaddress" is an API command that instructs Bitcoin Core (a full-node implementation of Bitcoin) to send Bitcoin from your wallet to a specific address.
- "${address}" is a placeholder that represents the recipient's Bitcoin address. You need to replace "${address}" with the actual address you want to send Bitcoin to.
- "${amount}" is another placeholder that indicates the amount of Bitcoin (in BTC) you want to send. You need to replace "${amount}" with the exact number of BTC you wish to send.
In practice, you would replace "${address}" with the recipient's Bitcoin address (e.g., "1ABCDEF..."), and "${amount}" with the actual number of BTC (e.g., 0.5). The command will then be executed, sending the specified amount of Bitcoin from your wallet to the provided address.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.