The -stdinwalletpassphrase flag reads the passphrase from stdin with echo disabled, avoiding exposure in shell history and the process list. Add an example of its use to walletpassphrase and walletpassphrasechange so users discover the safer alternative where they need it.
doc: mention -stdinwalletpassphrase in walletpassphrase(change) help #35242
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isghe commented at 1:59 PM on May 8, 2026: contributor
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doc: mention -stdinwalletpassphrase in walletpassphrase(change) help
The -stdinwalletpassphrase flag reads the passphrase from stdin with echo disabled, avoiding exposure in shell history and the process list. Add an example of its use to walletpassphrase and walletpassphrasechange so users discover the safer alternative where they need it.
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Reviewed the diff and checked the bitcoin-cli stdin parsing. Built bitcoind and bitcoin-cli with wallet support via depends, verified the new help output, and tested both examples on regtest with an encrypted wallet.
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