doc: Update add checksum instructions in tutorial
What the developer wrote
Authored by Ben Westgate
doc: Update add checksum instructions in tutorial
Clarify how to add the checksum for a descriptor in non-canonical form.
What changed, and why it matters
This commit is a minor documentation correction in a tutorial file. It changes one sentence to clarify that the `getdescriptorinfo` RPC returns a separate `checksum` field (rather than a full descriptor with checksum embedded) that users must manually append to their descriptor. There is no code change and no security relevance.
No security action needed. Treat as a normal documentation improvement.
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Evidence from the diff
The diff updates doc/multisig-tutorial.md, replacing an inaccurate instruction. The old text said getdescriptorinfo returns a descriptor field containing the descriptor with checksum added; the corrected text says it returns a checksum field that should be appended with ‘#’ to the input descriptor. This is purely a documentation fix for user guidance.
Changed components
doc/multisig-tutorial.mdInspect captured patch +1 / −1
diff --git a/doc/multisig-tutorial.md b/doc/multisig-tutorial.md
index e7d3e619..6feb3108 100644
--- a/doc/multisig-tutorial.md
+++ b/doc/multisig-tutorial.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ multisig_desc="[{\"desc\": \"${desc}#${checksum}\", \"active\": true, \"timestam
After creating the descriptor, it is necessary to add the checksum, which is required by the `importdescriptors` RPC.
-The checksum for a descriptor without one can be computed using the `getdescriptorinfo` RPC. The response has the `descriptor` field, which is the descriptor with the checksum added.
+The checksum for a descriptor without one can be computed using the `getdescriptorinfo` RPC. The response has the `checksum` field, which is the checksum for the input descriptor, append "#" and this checksum to the input descriptor.
There are other fields that can be added to the descriptor:
Why this scored 15/100
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