bx wrap encode

Add a version byte and checksum to Base16 data.

$ bx wrap-encode --help

Usage: bx wrap-encode [-h] [--config VALUE] [--version VALUE] [PAYLOAD]  

Info: Add a version byte and checksum to Base16 data.                    

Options (named):

-c [--config]        The path to the configuration settings file.        
-h [--help]          Get a description and instructions for this command.
-v [--version]       The desired version number.                         

Arguments (positional):

PAYLOAD              The Base16 data to wrap. If not specified the value 
                     is read from STDIN.

See also wrap-decode.

Example 1

--version 0

$ bx wrap-encode 031bab84e687e36514eeaf5a017c30d32c1f59dd4ea6629da7970ca374513dd006

00031bab84e687e36514eeaf5a017c30d32c1f59dd4ea6629da7970ca374513dd0065b09d03c

Example 2

--version 42

$ bx wrap-encode -v 42 031bab84e687e36514eeaf5a017c30d32c1f59dd4ea6629da7970ca374513dd006

2a031bab84e687e36514eeaf5a017c30d32c1f59dd4ea6629da7970ca374513dd006298eebe4

Example 3

Demonstrate wrap-encode equivalence to steps 4-8 in Technical background of version 1 Bitcoin addresses.

$ bx wrap-encode 010966776006953d5567439e5e39f86a0d273bee | bx base58-encode

00010966776006953d5567439e5e39f86a0d273beed61967f6
16UwLL9Risc3QfPqBUvKofHmBQ7wMtjvM

Example 4

piped input

$ bx base16-encode "Satoshi Nakamoto" | bx wrap-encode

5361746f736869204e616b616d6f746f
005361746f736869204e616b616d6f746f5311991f