BurnName Writer
BurnName writer lets you write to BurnName. For a reader, see burn-name.
There are two stages to writing: bidding for a name and attaching data to an address.
Bidding
You must always pass in -t
to indicate that you're using testnet Bitcoins.
To bid for a name:
node bin/write.js -t \
--name occupy-paul-st \
--amount 10000
--address mhoMaeKgMjYvxphsj4RcmgKZHP25VqByNN
--changeAddress mhoMaeKgMjYvxphsj4RcmgKZHP25VqByNN
-
name
is the name that you're bidding for. -
amount
is the quantity, in Satoshis, that you're bidding for the name. -
address
is the Bitcoin address that will own this name. This address must have a balance greater thanamount
. -
changeAddress
is the address to which change will be sent. Usually, you'll want to just send change to the owner address.
Attaching data
To attach data to a name:
node bin/write.js -t \
--data hello
--address mhoMaeKgMjYvxphsj4RcmgKZHP25VqByNN
--changeAddress mhoMaeKgMjYvxphsj4RcmgKZHP25VqByNN
-
data
is the data you're attaching to this address. -
address
is a Bitcoin address, presumably one that owns a name or will in the future own a name. This address must have a balance greater thanamount
. -
changeAddress
is the address to which change will be sent. Usually, you'll want to just send change to the owner address.