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− | ===Updates===
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− | '''Some contents can be outdated or deprecated. To see up to date documentation visit the [http://electrum.org/documentation.html Documentation] page'''
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− | ===Graphical User Interfaces=== | + | ===Documentation=== |
− | Electrum has two GUIs: one that is based on Gtk, and a newer one based on Qt. The Qt GUI is enabled by default. To use the gtk interface, type:
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− | <pre>
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− | $ ./electrum -g gtk
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− | </pre>
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− | In addition, Electrum has a rich set of commands for the command line interface.
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− | ===Brain Wallet===
| + | Up to date documentation is now hosted on http://electrum.orain.org |
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− | Electrum uses a type 2 deterministic key generation algorithm.
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− | This means that all the keys are derived from a seed.
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− | Typical seeds have 128 bits of entropy. Electrum provides mnemonic code in order to represent the seed.
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− | Example:
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− | *hexadecimal: 431a62f1c86555d3c45e5c4d9e10c8c7
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− | *mnemonic: "constant forest adore false green weave stop guy fur freeze giggle clock"
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− | You can display the seed with the command line interface. Example:
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− | <pre>
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− | $ ./electrum getseed
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− | Password:
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− | 431a62f1c86555d3c45e5c4d9e10c8c7 "constant forest adore false green weave stop guy fur freeze giggle clock"
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− | </pre>
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− | ===Wallet File===
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− | The default wallet file is called default_wallet which is created when you first run the application and located under the /wallets folder.
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− | On Windows
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− | *Show hidden files
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− | *Go to \Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Local\Electrum
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− | On Mac
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− | *Open Finder
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− | *Go > Go to folder (shift+cmd+G) and type ~/.electrum
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− | On Linux
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− | *Home Folder
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− | *Go > Location and type ~/.electrum
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− | ===Multiple wallets===
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− | Electrum uses one single file per wallet. Your default wallet is located in your user account as listed above.
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− | If you want to use another wallet, use the -w option followed by the wallet path and name:
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− | <pre>
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− | $ ./electrum -w /path/to/my/wallet/wallet_name
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− | </pre>
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− | ===Export and import addresses===
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− | You can export your private keys using the 'dumpprivkeys' command:
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− | <pre>
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− | $ ./electrum dumpprivkeys
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− | Password:
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− | {
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− | "1LGoehbyeX4QBEPK1a6dhyaoMQZfqg5LKX": "5JBSttEGhjEcPidSovW66Rin2EZ6LEHZ2qx8Pu2RqqNaDTBVWaF"
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− | "1KcsBJa2cCxVkGJfSsg5bUeXN7Y5uLa8mP": "5KiP4uiNT6KG8jnXbainCM8rDWRrgxt3PAyut4FFpDoCo1Rh6VM"
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− | "1PXsn7LVXTccGhJPTUL8r2EGB4fF9kvex3": "5Kj8mvBJReyk8xEBMx5cTnciQCxto5JmudiTPkqwMcd61Kf1Jqc"
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− | "1KteSFTAphyByLTtUfFiVQ9s7fMVmx7c2h": "5JeZ3FTbWcksLt3PKydd5U9p952UQRHwv3LoxzCA9LZ7V2bku5p"
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− | "1GE5ZChAobeTEPLHDCDDKTSg3XvLkcQFjS": "5JwtGEygTwF2nouhRVzW3w5DWZd1sCgxLtnd1v51wjkbUrp5sqH"
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− | "12YNehfAoYTiwjTXULwaZqTCauu2D61fq6": "5Jvcq19ePCXKcVun4n7US99CsrEByUK2kgxXBA3rBVBqYZjhfwD" [change]
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− | }
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− | </pre>
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− | You can also import addresses into an electrum wallet, with the 'importprivkey' command:
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− | <pre>
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− | $ ./electrum importprivkey 5JBSttEGhjEcPidSovW66Rin2EZ6LEHZ2qx8Pu2RqqNaDTBVWaF
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− | Keypair imported: 1LGoehbyeX4QBEPK1a6dhyaoMQZfqg5LKX
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− | </pre>
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− | Note that imported keys do not belong to the deterministic sequence of your wallet; if you import keys in a wallet, you must back it up!
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− | ===Offline wallet===
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− | It is possible to create a transaction on an offline computer,
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− | and to broadcast them from another computer, with a wallet that does not have the seed or private keys.
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− | see http://electrum.org/offline_wallets.html
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− | === List of commands ===
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− | {| class="wikitable sortable"
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− | ! command !! description !! syntax !! requires password !! needs to be online
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− | | balance || shows the balance of your wallet or of an address || balance [address] || no || yes
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− | | contacts || print your list of contacts || contacts || no || no
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− | | create || create a new wallet || create || no || no
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− | | createmultisig || ?? || createmultisig || ?? || ??
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− | | createrawtransaction|| ?? || createrawtransaction || ?? || ??
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− | | decoderawtransaction || ?? || decoderawtransaction || ?? || ??
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− | | deseed || Create a seedless version of a wallet with the suffix .seedless || deseed || no || no
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− | | dumpprivkey || ?? || dumpprivkey || ?? || ??
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− | | dumpprivkeys || ?? || dumpprivkeys || ?? || ??
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− | | eval || call python eval || eval <expression> || no || no
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− | | freeze || ?? || freeze || ?? || ??
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− | | getaddresshistory || ?? || getaddresshistory || ?? || ??
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− | | getbalance || ?? || getbalance || ?? || ??
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− | | getconfig || ?? || getconfig || ?? || ??
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− | | getseed || write the seed and its mnemonic to stdout || seed || yes || no
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− | | help || display the help for a command || help [command] || no || no
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− | | history || print the transaction history || history || no || yes
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− | | import || import a keypair || import <address:private_key> || yes || no
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− | | importprivkey || ?? || importprivkey || ?? || ??
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− | | label || change the label of a transaction or address || label <label> || no || no
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− | | listaddresses || ?? || listaddresses || ?? || ??
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− | | listunspent || ?? || listunspent || ?? || ??
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− | | mktx || create a transaction and dump it || mktx [-s sourceaddr] [-c changeaddr] [-f fee] <address> <amount> || yes || no
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− | | password || update your password || password || yes || no
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− | | payto || create and broadcast a transaction || payto [-s sourceaddr] [-c changeaddr] [-f fee] <address> <amount> || yes || yes
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− | | prioritize || ?? || prioritize || ?? || ??
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− | | restore || restore a wallet from seed || restore || no || yes
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− | | sendrawtransaction || broadcast a transaction || sendrawtransaction <tx> || no || yes
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− | | setconfig || ?? || setconfig || ?? || ??
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− | | setlabel || ?? || setlabel || ?? || ??
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− | | signmessage || sign a message (as in bitcoind) || signmessage <address> <message> || yes || no
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− | | signrawtransaction || ?? || signrawtransaction || ?? || ??
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− | | unfreeze || ?? || unfreeze || ?? || ??
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− | | unprioritize || ?? || unprioritize || ?? || ??
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− | | validateaddress || check is the argument is a valid bitcoin address || validateaddress <address> || no || no
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− | | verifymessage || verify a message (as in bitcoind) || verifymessage <address> <signature> <message> || no || no
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− | |}
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
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| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
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− | * [[Electrum/Documentation]] : General documentation of the Electrum client
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− | * [[Electrum/Translation]]
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− | * [[Electrum/TODO]]
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| * [[Thin Client Security]] | | * [[Thin Client Security]] |
− | * [http://www.expresscoin.com/wallets/bitcoin/electrum Electrum Bitcoin Wallet] : Walkthrough and setup guide.
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| ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
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| * [http://electrum.org/ Electrum] project website | | * [http://electrum.org/ Electrum] project website |
| * [https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/ Electrum] project source | | * [https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/ Electrum] project source |
− | * [https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/docs Electrum Docs] updated documentation
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| ==References== | | ==References== |