Matt Whitlock [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2014-04-15 📝 Original message:On Tuesday, 15 April 2014, ...

📅 Original date posted:2014-04-15
📝 Original message:On Tuesday, 15 April 2014, at 6:39 pm, Chris Beams wrote:
> Looks interesting. Is the source available?

The intent is to open-source it. We will do so when I'm confident that we have all the kinks worked out.

Here's what it can do presently:

$ ./btctool
usage: ./btctool <function> [<args>]
encode16
Encode stdin to hex.
decode16 [<hex>]
Decode hex from stdin or string.
encode64 [<hex>]
Encode stdin or octets to Base64.
decode64 [<base64>]
Decode Base64 from stdin or string.
encode58 <version> [<hex>]
Encode stdin or octets to Base58Check.
decode58 [<base58>]
Decode Base58Check from stdin or string.
disassemble [<script>]
Disassemble hex script.
sha256 [<hex>]
Hash stdin or octets using SHA-256.
rmd160 [<hex>]
Hash stdin or octets using RIPEMD-160.
privkey [<hex>]
Derive private key from stdin or octets.
pubkey [<privkey>]
Derive public key from private key.
address [<pubkey>]
Derive address from public key.
address <m> [<pubkey>...]
Derive m-of-n P2SH address from public keys.
encrypt [<privkey>]
Encrypt private key per BIP38.
decrypt [<privkey>]
Decrypt private key per BIP38.
shares <m> <n> [<privkey>]
Distribute private key into m-of-n shares.
join [<share>...]
Join shares to reconstitute private key.
privkeys <k> [<privseed>]
Derive k private keys from private seed.
pubkeys <k> [<pubseed>]
Derive k public keys from public seed.
addresses <k> [<pubseed>]
Derive k addresses from public seed.
addresses <k> <m> [<pubseed>...]
Derive k m-of-n P2SH addresses from public seeds.

$ ./chaintool
usage: ./chaintool <function> [<args>]
init
Initialize a new cache file.
add <label> <pubkey>
Add a public key.
add <label> :<pubseed>
Add a public seed.
add <label> <m> {<pubkey>|:<pubseed>}...
Add public keys/seeds for m-of-n P2SH.
rm <label>
Remove a public key or seed.
ls
List public keys and seeds.
sync <blocksdir>
Synchronize with block chain.
tip
Print hash of block at tip of main chain.
getbalance [<label>...]
Get available balance.
listunspent [<label>...]
List unspent outputs in JSON.
createtx [<fee>] [<label>...]
Create transaction from address+amount pairs on stdin.
signtx <tx> [{<privkey>|<privseed>}...]
Sign transaction with private key(s)/seed(s).