BITCOIN(1) User Commands BITCOIN(1)
>>> (NAME)
bitcoin - >>>> >>>>>> >>>> bitcoin
>>>> v31.1.0
>>>>> >>>>> (SYNOPSIS)
bitcoin [OPTIONS] COMMAND...
>>>>>>>> (OPTIONS)
-m, --multiprocess
>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> bitcoin-node> bitcoin-gui.
-M, --monolithic
>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>> bitcoind> bitcoin-qt. (>>>>>
>>>>>>>)
-v, --version
>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>
-h, --help
>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>> (Commands):
gui [ARGS]
>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> (GUI)>
>>>>> >>>>> 'bitcoin-qt [ARGS]' >>
'bitcoin-gui [ARGS]'.
node [ARGS]
>>>> >>> (node)> >>>>> >>>>>
'bitcoind [ARGS]' >> 'bitcoin-node [ARGS]'.
rpc [ARGS]
>>>>>>>> >>> RPC> >>>>>
>>>>> 'bitcoin-cli -named [ARGS]'.
wallet [ARGS]
>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>>
(wallet)> >>>>> >>>>> 'bitcoin-wallet
[ARGS]'.
tx [ARGS]
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (hex)>
>>>>> >>>>> 'bitcoin-tx [ARGS]'.
help >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>.
>>>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>
>>>> (Additional less commonly used commands):
bench [ARGS]
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> (bench)>
>>>>> >>>>> 'bench_bitcoin [ARGS]'.
chainstate [ARGS] >>>>> >>>>> chainstate
>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> 'bitcoin-chainstate [ARGS]'. test [ARGS]
>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>> (unit
tests)> >>>>> >>>>> 'test_bitcoin [ARGS]'.
test-gui [ARGS] >>>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> 'test_bitcoin-qt [ARGS]'.
>> >>> (COPYRIGHT)
>> >>> (C) >>>>->>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>> (The Bitcoin Core developers)
>>> >>>>>>>> >>> >> >>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>. >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>.
>> >>>> >> >>
>>>>> >>>.
>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>. >>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>> MIT> >>>> >>>>>
COPYING >> >>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>> >>>>>> (SEE ALSO)
bitcoin(1), bitcoind(1), bitcoin-cli(1), bitcoin-tx(1), bitcoin-
wallet(1), bitcoin-util(1), bitcoin-qt(1)
bitcoin v31.1.0 July 2026 BITCOIN(1)