addwitnessaddress

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v0.16.1

addwitnessaddress "address" ( p2sh )

DEPRECATED: set the address_type argument of getnewaddress, or option -addresstype=[bech32|p2sh-segwit] instead.
Add a witness address for a script (with pubkey or redeemscript known). Requires a new wallet backup.
It returns the witness script.

Arguments:
1. "address"       (string, required) An address known to the wallet
2. p2sh            (bool, optional, default=true) Embed inside P2SH

Result:
"witnessaddress",  (string) The value of the new address (P2SH or BIP173).
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