<p>Nobody "took off" this function, <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Sweepprivkey_proposal" rel="nofollow noreferrer">it was only proposed</a>, but was never actually added to Bitcoin Core.</p>

<p>Instead, you can use <code>importprivkey</code> and then send BTC to a new address:</p>

<p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Help:How_to_import_private_keys_in_Bitcoin_Core_0.7%2B" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Help:How_to_import_private_keys_in_Bitcoin_Core_0.7%2B</a></p>

<p>Note:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/29948/why-doc-says-importing-private-keys-is-so-dangerous">Why doc says importing private keys is so dangerous?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/18619/why-so-many-warnings-about-importing-private-keys">Why so many warnings about importing private keys?</a></li>
</ul>

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how to send just imported BTC directly to specific address?
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<p>I guess they took off this function, so any alternative? </p>

<p>what i'm looking to do is exactly like this</p>

<p>sweepprivkey privkey minconfirms [destinationtype destination] [fee] [amount changeaddress]</p>

<bitcoind><private-key><spending>
sweepprivkey alternative - bitcoin core
Tailer
# sweepprivkey alternative - bitcoin core

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-19)

I guess they took off this function, so any alternative?

what i'm looking to do is exactly like this

sweepprivkey privkey minconfirms [destinationtype destination] [fee] [amount changeaddress]

**Tags:** bitcoind, private-key, spending


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-19. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Nobody "took off" this function, [it was only proposed](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Sweepprivkey_proposal), but was never actually added to Bitcoin Core.

Instead, you can use `importprivkey` and then send BTC to a new address:

<https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Help:How_to_import_private_keys_in_Bitcoin_Core_0.7%2B>

Note:

* [Why doc says importing private keys is so dangerous?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/29948/why-doc-says-importing-private-keys-is-so-dangerous)
* [Why so many warnings about importing private keys?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/18619/why-so-many-warnings-about-importing-private-keys)

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