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generatetoaddress

generatetoaddress nblocks "address" ( maxtries )

Mine blocks immediately to a specified address (before the RPC call returns)

Argument #1 - nblocks​

Type: numeric, required

How many blocks are generated immediately.

Argument #2 - address​

Type: string, required

The address to send the newly generated bitgesell to.

Argument #3 - maxtries​

Type: numeric, optional, default=1000000

How many iterations to try.

Result​

[           (json array) hashes of blocks generated
  "hex",    (string) blockhash
  ...
]

Example usage (with RPC call)​

Generate 11 blocks to myaddress:

BGL-cli generatetoaddress 11 "myaddress"

If you are using the bitgesell Core wallet, you can get a new address to send the newly generated bitgesell to with::

BGL-cli getnewaddress