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Re: Taproot proposal
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pooya87
on 16/08/2021, 16:00:37 UTC
⭐ Merited by JayJuanGee (2)
The first one uses Bitcoin script to implement string concatenation in the stack? I did not find a valid opcode in the latest Bitcoin script?
There aren't any string concatenation OPs in bitcoin simply because there is no use cases for it in a payment system.
There are a couple of disabled OP codes in early version that are completely removed now that use to deal with string manipulation: OP_CAT, OP_SUBSTR, OP_LEFT, OP_RIGHT

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Second, how can I better learn the Bitcoin script, or can I recommend some good information?
I don't know any source that explains everything but chapter 7 of the book called "Mastering Bitcoin" has a good explanation of the standard scripts that should give you enough information about how things work:
https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/blob/develop/ch07.asciidoc

For additional information and details you should check the source code and then ask questions here about any part that is unclear: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/script/interpreter.cpp