<p>You can see all available command options by running the command <code>bitcoind -?</code>. 
Similarly, in the GUI you can check out "HELP" -> "Command Line Options" in the task bar. </p>

<p>This will return a list of all available commands, as well as their default values (when applicable). Note that this just returns <em>all possible command options</em>, not specifics about what you have set. Default values will be used unless you specify otherwise, and I believe the hierarchy for specifying a command option is:</p>

<p><code>An option passed on command line when starting bitcoind 
(takes precedence over)
an option passed in .conf file 
(takes precedence over)
an option set in the GUI</code> </p>

<p>(Information pulled from <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin#Command-line_arguments" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>)</p>

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I don't see any option for dbcache (for instance), how can a find out the default value?
cuibono
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No? Which version are you running? With v0.17.01 I see it under the *Options* section at the top: `-dbcache=<n> ... default: 450`
chytrik
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you are right, I was looking at bitcoin-cli instead of bitcoind
cuibono
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chytrik
<p>How can I see which values bitcoind is using for eg. dbcache, or other memory and connection params ? If the value is NOT set in bitcoin.conf. Is there a bitcoin-cli command to check all the params ?</p>

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# how check bitcoind default values

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-01-19)

How can I see which values bitcoind is using for eg. dbcache, or other memory and connection params ? If the value is NOT set in bitcoin.conf. Is there a bitcoin-cli command to check all the params ?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-01-20. Score: 1

You can see all available command options by running the command `bitcoind -?`.
Similarly, in the GUI you can check out "HELP" -> "Command Line Options" in the task bar.

This will return a list of all available commands, as well as their default values (when applicable). Note that this just returns *all possible command options*, not specifics about what you have set. Default values will be used unless you specify otherwise, and I believe the hierarchy for specifying a command option is:

`An option passed on command line when starting bitcoind
(takes precedence over)
an option passed in .conf file
(takes precedence over)
an option set in the GUI`

(Information pulled from [here](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin#Command-line_arguments))

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I don't see any option for dbcache (for instance), how can a find out the default value?  
> **username_1**: No? Which version are you running? With v0.17.01 I see it under the *Options* section at the top: `-dbcache=<n> ... default: 450`  
> **username_0**: you are right, I was looking at bitcoin-cli instead of bitcoind  

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