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Repository Tools

Specific tools for developers working on this repository. Additional tools, including the github-merge.py script, are available in the maintainer-tools repository.

Tool to verify that every merge commit was signed by a developer using the github-merge.py script.

Construct a linear, no-fork, best version of the blockchain.

A Linux bash script that will set up traffic control (tc) to limit the outgoing bandwidth for connections to the Bitcoin network. This means one can have an always-on bitcoind instance running, and another local bitcoind/bitcoin-qt instance which connects to this node and receives blocks from it.

Utility to generate the pnSeed[] array that is compiled into the client.

Build Tools and Keys

Packaging

The Debian subfolder contains the copyright file.

All other packaging related files can be found in the bitcoin-core/packaging repository.

Files used during the gitian build process. For more information about gitian, see the the Bitcoin Core documentation repository.

PGP keys used for signing Bitcoin Core release results.

Scripts and notes for Mac builds.

Script for running full Gitian builds.

Test and Verify Tools

Utilities to generate test vectors for the data-driven Bitcoin tests.

This script attempts to download and verify the signature file SHA256SUMS.asc from bitcoin.org.