bitcoin/contrib/README.md

Repository Tools
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### [Developer tools](/contrib/devtools) ###
Specific tools for developers working on this repository.
Additional tools, including the `github-merge.py` script, are available in the [maintainer-tools](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-maintainer-tools) repository.

### [Verify-Commits](/contrib/verify-commits) ###
Tool to verify that every merge commit was signed by a developer using the `github-merge.py` script.

### [Linearize](/contrib/linearize) ###
Construct a linear, no-fork, best version of the blockchain.

### [Qos](/contrib/qos) ###

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.

### [Seeds](/contrib/seeds) ###
Utility to generate the pnSeed[] array that is compiled into the client.

Build Tools and Keys
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### Packaging ###
The [Debian](/contrib/debian) subfolder contains the copyright file.

All other packaging related files can be found in the [bitcoin-core/packaging](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/packaging) repository.

### [Gitian-descriptors](/contrib/gitian-descriptors) ###
Files used during the gitian build process. For more information about gitian, see the [the Bitcoin Core documentation repository](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/docs).

### [Gitian-keys](/contrib/gitian-keys)
PGP keys used for signing Bitcoin Core [Gitian release](/doc/release-process.md) results.

### [MacDeploy](/contrib/macdeploy) ###
Scripts and notes for Mac builds. 

### [Gitian-build](/contrib/gitian-build.py) ###
Script for running full Gitian builds.

Test and Verify Tools 
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### [TestGen](/contrib/testgen) ###
Utilities to generate test vectors for the data-driven Bitcoin tests.

### [Verify Binaries](/contrib/verifybinaries) ###
This script attempts to download and verify the signature file SHA256SUMS.asc from bitcoin.org.
/contrib index reorg Cleaner and easier to read. Reordered by functionality 11 years ago			`Repository Tools`
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			`### [Developer tools](/contrib/devtools) ###`
			`Specific tools for developers working on this repository.`
scripts: remove github-merge.py This script has been moved to the bitcoin-core/bitcoin-maintainer-tools repository, after discussion in a core dev meeting. The rationale being that it is also useful to other projects, and thus should be moved to a more general repository. Meeting log: http://www.erisian.com.au/bitcoin-core-dev/log-2019-08-15.html See also: https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-maintainer-tools/pull/28 5 years ago			Additional tools, including the `github-merge.py` script, are available in the [maintainer-tools](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-maintainer-tools) repository.
/contrib index reorg Cleaner and easier to read. Reordered by functionality 11 years ago
Add script to verify all merge commits are signed 10 years ago			`### [Verify-Commits](/contrib/verify-commits) ###`
scripts: remove github-merge.py This script has been moved to the bitcoin-core/bitcoin-maintainer-tools repository, after discussion in a core dev meeting. The rationale being that it is also useful to other projects, and thus should be moved to a more general repository. Meeting log: http://www.erisian.com.au/bitcoin-core-dev/log-2019-08-15.html See also: https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-maintainer-tools/pull/28 5 years ago			Tool to verify that every merge commit was signed by a developer using the `github-merge.py` script.
Add script to verify all merge commits are signed 10 years ago
/contrib index reorg Cleaner and easier to read. Reordered by functionality 11 years ago			`### [Linearize](/contrib/linearize) ###`
			`Construct a linear, no-fork, best version of the blockchain.`

			`### [Qos](/contrib/qos) ###`
Prettify some /Contrib READMEs SYN Remove Dead Readme-Qt Links. 11 years ago
Update README.md Added two modifications to make the descriptions more clear. 10 years ago			`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.`
Prettify some /Contrib READMEs SYN Remove Dead Readme-Qt Links. 11 years ago
/contrib index reorg Cleaner and easier to read. Reordered by functionality 11 years ago			`### [Seeds](/contrib/seeds) ###`
			`Utility to generate the pnSeed[] array that is compiled into the client.`
Prettify some /Contrib READMEs SYN Remove Dead Readme-Qt Links. 11 years ago
/contrib index reorg Cleaner and easier to read. Reordered by functionality 11 years ago			`Build Tools and Keys`
Prettify some /Contrib READMEs SYN Remove Dead Readme-Qt Links. 11 years ago			`---------------------`
Finished /Contrib Index. Standardized READMEs. File and Link Fix. 11 years ago
contrib: Remove debian and rpm subfolders 6 years ago			`### Packaging ###`
			`The [Debian](/contrib/debian) subfolder contains the copyright file.`

			`All other packaging related files can be found in the [bitcoin-core/packaging](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/packaging) repository.`
Documentation Cleanup in /Doc Added some help text, and bumped version numbers. Added a Readable Index for /Contrib Fixing /Contrib Index URLs Revert Version Numbers. 11 years ago
			`### [Gitian-descriptors](/contrib/gitian-descriptors) ###`
[docs] Remove partial gitian instructions from descriptors dir 7 years ago			`Files used during the gitian build process. For more information about gitian, see the [the Bitcoin Core documentation repository](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/docs).`
Documentation Cleanup in /Doc Added some help text, and bumped version numbers. Added a Readable Index for /Contrib Fixing /Contrib Index URLs Revert Version Numbers. 11 years ago
[gitian] Move keys to contrib/gitian-keys 9 years ago			`### [Gitian-keys](/contrib/gitian-keys)`
			`PGP keys used for signing Bitcoin Core [Gitian release](/doc/release-process.md) results.`
Documentation Cleanup in /Doc Added some help text, and bumped version numbers. Added a Readable Index for /Contrib Fixing /Contrib Index URLs Revert Version Numbers. 11 years ago
Finished /Contrib Index. Standardized READMEs. File and Link Fix. 11 years ago			`### [MacDeploy](/contrib/macdeploy) ###`
Documentation Cleanup in /Doc Added some help text, and bumped version numbers. Added a Readable Index for /Contrib Fixing /Contrib Index URLs Revert Version Numbers. 11 years ago			`Scripts and notes for Mac builds.`

doc: Update broken links to now point to gitian-build.py 6 years ago			`### [Gitian-build](/contrib/gitian-build.py) ###`
Enforcing consistency, 'gitian' to 'Gitian' There was once instance of 'gitian'. I changed it to 'Gitian' so that it would be consistent with all other instances in the file. 8 years ago			`Script for running full Gitian builds.`
Create an easy to use gitian building script I've written a script that automates the setup and building of binaries with gitian. All of the commands are pulled from various documentation on gitian building. 8 years ago
/contrib index reorg Cleaner and easier to read. Reordered by functionality 11 years ago			`Test and Verify Tools`
			`---------------------`
Documentation Cleanup in /Doc Added some help text, and bumped version numbers. Added a Readable Index for /Contrib Fixing /Contrib Index URLs Revert Version Numbers. 11 years ago
			`### [TestGen](/contrib/testgen) ###`
Finished /Contrib Index. Standardized READMEs. File and Link Fix. 11 years ago			`Utilities to generate test vectors for the data-driven Bitcoin tests.`

[contrib] Remove reference to sf and add doc to verify.sh 9 years ago			`### [Verify Binaries](/contrib/verifybinaries) ###`
			`This script attempts to download and verify the signature file SHA256SUMS.asc from bitcoin.org.`