[#ReadAnchors]
= ReadAnchors
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Read the anchor IP address database (anchors.dat)

== Synopsis

Declared in `<addrdb.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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std::vector<CAddress>
ReadAnchors(xref:fs/path.adoc[fs::path] const& anchors_db_path);
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== 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

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| Name| Description
| *anchors_db_path*
| Path to the anchors.dat file to read.
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