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generatetoaddress (0.17.99 RPC)

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generatetoaddress nblocks address (maxtries)

Mine blocks immediately to a specified address (before the RPC call returns)

Arguments

1. nblocks

numeric

required

How many blocks are generated immediately.

2. address

string

required

The address to send the newly generated bitcoin to.

3. maxtries

numeric

optional

How many iterations to try (default = 1000000).

Result

[ blockhashes ]

array

hashes of blocks generated

Examples

Generate 11 blocks to myaddress

bitcoin-cli generatetoaddress 11 "myaddress"