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doc: clarify which commands receive --chain, --fingerprint and --stdin

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Authored by woltx

73/100 · Adequate
doc: clarify which commands receive --chain, --fingerprint and --stdin

Bitcoin Core passes --chain and --fingerprint to every signer command
except enumerate, so mark them "(required except for enumerate)" and
name the current commands only as examples. Keep --stdin documented as
required for all commands so the interface stays flexible, noting that
Bitcoin Core currently only uses it for signtx.

Add the missing flags to the getdescriptors and displayaddress usage
examples and the corresponding doxygen comments, matching the order and
form of the actual invocations, add testnet4 to the chain name lists,
and drop the getaddressinfo implementation detail from the
walletdisplayaddress description.
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
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What changed, and why it matters

This commit only updates documentation and code comments for Bitcoin Core's external signer interface. It clarifies which command-line flags are passed to which signer commands and fixes usage examples to match the actual implementation. No code behavior changes, no security bug fix, and no vulnerability is present.

Recommended action

No security action needed; this is a documentation-only clarification.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

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Why this scored 15/100

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Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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