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# bitcoin-cli
> Command-line client to interact with the Bitcoin daemon via RPC calls.
> Uses the configuration defined in `bitcoin.conf`.
> More information: <https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin#Command-line_arguments>.
- Send a transaction to a given address:
`bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress "{{address}}" {{amount}}`
- Generate one or more blocks:
`bitcoin-cli generate {{num_blocks}}`
- Print high-level information about the wallet:
`bitcoin-cli getwalletinfo`
- List all outputs from previous transactions available to fund outgoing transactions:
`bitcoin-cli listunspent`
- Export the wallet information to a text file:
`bitcoin-cli dumpwallet "{{path/to/file}}"`