Read the anchor IP address database (anchors.dat)

Synopsis

Declared in <addrdb.h>

std::vector<CAddress>
ReadAnchors(fs::path const& anchors_db_path);

Description

Deleting anchors.dat is intentional as it avoids renewed peering to anchors after an unclean shutdown and thus potential exploitation of the anchor peer policy.

Return Value

The anchor addresses loaded from the file.

Parameters

Name

Description

anchors_db_path

Path to the anchors.dat file to read.

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