Possible to start bitcoin-qt with a target Address for a transaction? #2548

issue computerlyrik opened this issue on April 22, 2013

computerlyrik commented at 12:36 PM on April 22, 2013: none
Is something like
```
bitcoin-qt -starttransaction 1somecoolbitcoinaddress
```
possible?

Should start bitcoin interface and provide the transaction screen prefilled with the address.

User may enter a value and optionally description (might be also provided on command line) and send transaction.

If this is not possible yet, this ticket is a Feature Request :)
gavinandresen commented at 3:21 PM on April 22, 2013: contributor

The Windows and Linux bitcoin-qt will take a bitcoin: URI as command-line argument.

So try: bitcoin-qt bitcoin:1somecoolbitcoinaddress

See https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0021 for the syntax.
laanwj commented at 3:21 PM on April 22, 2013: member

Yes this is already possible: provide a bitcoin: URI on the command line. If there is a bitcoin-qt open it will open in that, otherwise it will launch and immediately go to the transaction.
gavinandresen commented at 3:50 PM on April 24, 2013: contributor

Closing, as "already possible."
gavinandresen closed this on Apr 24, 2013
bitcoin locked this on Sep 8, 2021

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