btcutil ======= [![Build Status](http://img.shields.io/travis/btcsuite/btcutil.svg)] (https://travis-ci.org/btcsuite/btcutil) [![Coverage Status] (http://img.shields.io/coveralls/btcsuite/btcutil.svg)] (https://coveralls.io/r/btcsuite/btcutil?branch=master) [![ISC License] (http://img.shields.io/badge/license-ISC-blue.svg)](http://copyfree.org) [![GoDoc](http://img.shields.io/badge/godoc-reference-blue.svg)] (http://godoc.org/github.com/btcsuite/btcutil) Package btcutil provides bitcoin-specific convenience functions and types. A comprehensive suite of tests is provided to ensure proper functionality. See `test_coverage.txt` for the gocov coverage report. Alternatively, if you are running a POSIX OS, you can run the `cov_report.sh` script for a real-time report. This package was developed for btcd, an alternative full-node implementation of bitcoin which is under active development by Conformal. Although it was primarily written for btcd, this package has intentionally been designed so it can be used as a standalone package for any projects needing the functionality provided. ## Installation and Updating ```bash $ go get -u github.com/btcsuite/btcutil ``` ## GPG Verification Key All official release tags are signed by Conformal so users can ensure the code has not been tampered with and is coming from the btcsuite developers. To verify the signature perform the following: - Download the public key from the Conformal website at https://opensource.conformal.com/GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt - Import the public key into your GPG keyring: ```bash gpg --import GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt ``` - Verify the release tag with the following command where `TAG_NAME` is a placeholder for the specific tag: ```bash git tag -v TAG_NAME ``` ## License Package btcutil is licensed under the [copyfree](http://copyfree.org) ISC License.