<p>Direct command-line access via <code>bitcoind</code> is not available any more. You <em>can</em> get access from the command line via the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) API, e.g. with python. The API calls list is found <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>

<p>To give a specific example, you can access wallet information via the <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/API_reference_%28JSON-RPC%29" rel="nofollow">Python RPC</a> API. Given that the client was booted with <code>rpcuser=user</code> and <code>rpcpassword=pass</code>, the sample python script illustrates how you can call the <code>getbalance</code> command:</p>

<pre><code>  from jsonrpc import ServiceProxy

  access = ServiceProxy("http://user:pass:8332")
  access.getinfo()
  access.listreceivedbyaddress(6)
  print access.getbalance()
</code></pre>

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This needs updating, it doesn't work anymore.
erikvold
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@erikvoid Updated to reflect the current state of things.
Rooke
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<p>How can I show/open my wallet in gui-less linux version? I tried to show the contents with <code>cat</code> but it's only binary data (which makes sense). The <code>--help</code> option of <code>bitcoin/bin/64/bitcoind</code> also doesn't give me a hint.</p>

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How do I show my wallet from the command line?
arminb
# How do I show my wallet from the command line?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-02)

How can I show/open my wallet in gui-less linux version? I tried to show the contents with `cat` but it's only binary data (which makes sense). The `--help` option of `bitcoin/bin/64/bitcoind` also doesn't give me a hint.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-04-02. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Direct command-line access via `bitcoind` is not available any more. You *can* get access from the command line via the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) API, e.g. with python. The API calls list is found [here](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list).

To give a specific example, you can access wallet information via the [Python RPC](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/API_reference_%28JSON-RPC%29) API. Given that the client was booted with `rpcuser=user` and `rpcpassword=pass`, the sample python script illustrates how you can call the `getbalance` command:

```
  from jsonrpc import ServiceProxy

  access = ServiceProxy("http://user:pass:8332")
  access.getinfo()
  access.listreceivedbyaddress(6)
  print access.getbalance()

```

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: This needs updating, it doesn't work anymore.  
> **username_1**: @erikvoid Updated to reflect the current state of things.  

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