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Show All 10 Lines | `-includeconf` will override preceding `-noincludeconf`, i.e. | ||||
noincludeconf=1 | noincludeconf=1 | ||||
includeconf=relative.conf | includeconf=relative.conf | ||||
as bitcoin.conf will still include `relative.conf`. | as bitcoin.conf will still include `relative.conf`. | ||||
- The `createrawtransaction` RPC will now accept an array or dictionary (kept for compatibility) for the `outputs` parameter. This means the order of transaction outputs can be specified by the client. | - The `createrawtransaction` RPC will now accept an array or dictionary (kept for compatibility) for the `outputs` parameter. This means the order of transaction outputs can be specified by the client. | ||||
- The new RPC `testmempoolaccept` can be used to test acceptance of a transaction to the mempool without adding it. | - The new RPC `testmempoolaccept` can be used to test acceptance of a transaction to the mempool without adding it. | ||||
- An `initialblockdownload` boolean has been added to the `getblockchaininfo` RPC to indicate whether the node is currently in IBD or not. | - An `initialblockdownload` boolean has been added to the `getblockchaininfo` RPC to indicate whether the node is currently in IBD or not. | ||||
- The '-usehd' option has been removed. It is no longer possible to create a non HD wallet. | - The '-usehd' option has been removed. It is no longer possible to create a non HD wallet. | ||||
External wallet files | |||||
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The `-wallet=<path>` option now accepts full paths instead of requiring wallets | |||||
to be located in the -walletdir directory. When wallets are located in | |||||
different directories, wallet data will be stored independently, so data from | |||||
every wallet is not mixed into the same <walletdir>/database/log.?????????? | |||||
files. | |||||
Transaction index changes | Transaction index changes | ||||
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The transaction index is now built separately from the main node procedure, | The transaction index is now built separately from the main node procedure, | ||||
meaning the `-txindex` flag can be toggled without a full reindex. If bitcoind | meaning the `-txindex` flag can be toggled without a full reindex. If bitcoind | ||||
is run with `-txindex` on a node that is already partially or fully synced | is run with `-txindex` on a node that is already partially or fully synced | ||||
without one, the transaction index will be built in the background and become | without one, the transaction index will be built in the background and become | ||||
available once caught up. When switching from running `-txindex` to running | available once caught up. When switching from running `-txindex` to running | ||||
without the flag, the transaction index database will *not* be deleted | without the flag, the transaction index database will *not* be deleted | ||||
automatically, meaning it could be turned back on at a later time without a full | automatically, meaning it could be turned back on at a later time without a full | ||||
resync. | resync. |