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To unlock the wallet, we issue the +walletpassphrase+ command that takes two parameters—the password and a number of seconds until the wallet is locked again automatically (a time counter):
To unlock the wallet, issue the +walletpassphrase+ command, which takes two parameters—the password and a number of seconds until the wallet is locked again automatically (a time counter):
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$ bitcoin-cli walletpassphrase foo 360
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We confirm the wallet is unlocked and see the timeout by running +getinfo+ again:
You can confirm the wallet is unlocked and see the timeout by running +getinfo+ again:
[source,bash]
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==== Wallet Backup, Plain-text Dump and Restore
==== Wallet Backup, Plain-text Dump, and Restore
Commands: +backupwallet+, +importwallet+, +dumpwallet+
((("backups","of wallets")))((("backupwallet command (bitcoin-cli)")))((("bitcoin-cli command line helper","backupwallet command")))((("bitcoin-cli command line helper","dumpwallet command")))((("bitcoin-cli command line helper","importwallet command")))((("dumpwallet command (bitcoin-cli)")))((("importwallet command (bitcoin-cli)")))((("wallets","backing up")))((("wallets","dumping into plain text")))((("wallets","restoring")))Next, we will practice creating a wallet backup file and then restoring the wallet from the backup file. Use the +backupwallet+ command to back up, providing the filename as the parameter. Here we back up the wallet to the file _wallet.backup_:
[source,bash]
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$ bitcoin-cli backupwallet wallet.backup
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Now, to restore the backup file, use the +importwallet+ command. If your wallet is locked, you will need to unlock it first (see +walletpassphrase+ in the preceding section) in order to import the backup file:
[source,bash]
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$ bitcoin-cli importwallet wallet.backup
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