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Move existing "regtest / testnet" texts to the new subsection and link to it
Move Bitcoin Core setup instructions in devel-examples
Add a consistent introduction for devel-(guide/ref/examples)
Fix autocrossref.rb to not add links inside {% highlight %} code blocks
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{% autocrossref %}
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The following guide aims to provide examples to help you start
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building Bitcoin-based applications. To make the best use of this document,
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you may want to install the current version of Bitcoin Core, either from
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[source][core git] or from a [pre-compiled executable][core executable].
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Once installed, you'll have access to three programs: `bitcoind`,
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`bitcoin-qt`, and `bitcoin-cli`.
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* `bitcoin-qt` provides a combination full Bitcoin peer and wallet
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frontend. From the Help menu, you can access a console where you can
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enter the RPC commands used throughout this document.
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* `bitcoind` is more useful for programming: it provides a full peer
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which you can interact with through RPCs to port 8332 (or 18332
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for testnet).
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* `bitcoin-cli` allows you to send RPC commands to `bitcoind` from the
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command line. For example, `bitcoin-cli help`
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All three programs get settings from `bitcoin.conf` in the `Bitcoin`
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application directory:
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* Windows: `%APPDATA%\Bitcoin\`
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* OSX: `$HOME/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/`
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* Linux: `$HOME/.bitcoin/`
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For development, it's safer and cheaper to use Bitcoin's test network (testnet)
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or regression test mode (regtest) described below.
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Questions about Bitcoin development are best sent to the Bitcoin [Forum][forum
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tech support] and [IRC channels][]. Errors or suggestions related to
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documentation on Bitcoin.org can be [submitted as an issue][docs issue]
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or posted to the [bitcoin-documentation mailing list][].
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In the following documentation, some strings have been shortened or wrapped: "[...]"
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indicates extra data was removed, and lines ending in a single backslash "\\"
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are continued below. If you hover your mouse over a paragraph, cross-reference
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links will be shown in blue. If you hover over a cross-reference link, a brief
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definition of the term will be displayed in a tooltip.
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{% endautocrossref %}
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