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A more detailed description of the "amount" field
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The more frequent question I ask to myself when initiating channels regards the amount field.

In this document we have three different denominations and the modification proposed aims to address the possible doubts or errors.
The names <amount_in_bitcoins>, <amount_in_satoshis> or <amount_in_millisatoshis> (this last is omitted because the denomination is in the description) are not so elegant but they could serve the purpose.
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gabridome authored and rustyrussell committed Feb 20, 2018
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cli/lightning-cli newaddr
# Returns a transaction id <txid>
bitcoin-cli -testnet sendtoaddress <address> <amount>
bitcoin-cli -testnet sendtoaddress <address> <amount_in_bitcoins>
```

`lightningd` will register the funds once the transaction is
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```
cli/lightning-cli connect <node_id> <ip> [<port>]
cli/lightning-cli fundchannel <node_id> <amount>
cli/lightning-cli fundchannel <node_id> <amount_in_satoshis>
```

This opens a connection and, on top of that connection, then opens a channel.
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