This command:
bitcoin-qt -keypool=1000
Is if you are running Bitcoin from the command line (e.g. Terminal in OS x, or a shell in Linux).
You can edit the config file to increase it, see:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin
You can see the OS x directory and file you need to edit with the keypool=1000 command.
In the wiki the example shows:
#keypool=100
which means it is commented out. You can edit it to say:
keypool=1000
bitcoin-qt -keypool=1000
Is if you are running Bitcoin from the command line (e.g. Terminal in OS x, or a shell in Linux).
You can edit the config file to increase it, see:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin
You can see the OS x directory and file you need to edit with the keypool=1000 command.
In the wiki the example shows:
#keypool=100
which means it is commented out. You can edit it to say:
keypool=1000
Thanks, I went into the OS X Terminal and typed in
bitcoin-qt -keypool=1000
but it returned the error message "command not found".
I don't feel comfortable creating & editing a config file. Would love to be able to just use the terminal command, but there seems to be no instructions anywhere on how to actually use these terminal commands.
(LOL. And we wonder why "normal people" don't use Bitcoin yet. This is so many years away from being easy enough for the mainstream populace!
)You need to navigate to the directory bitcoin-qt is located in using the terminal before running the command.
More Complicated:
Otherwise for that command to work the moment you open the terminal, you need to edit your .bash_profile to include an EXPORT to the location where bitcoin-qt lives, that is if you want to be able to launch bitcoin-qt wherever you are in the terminal.
Just use 'cd' to get to where Bitcoin-qt lives then run the command