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generatetoaddress
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``generatetoaddress nblocks "address" ( maxtries )``

Mine blocks immediately to a specified address (before the RPC call returns)

Argument #1 - nblocks
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**Type:** numeric, required

How many blocks are generated immediately.

Argument #2 - address
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**Type:** string, required

The address to send the newly generated bitcoin to.

Argument #3 - maxtries
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**Type:** numeric, optional, default=1000000

How many iterations to try.

Result
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::

  [ blockhashes ]     (array) hashes of blocks generated

Examples
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.. highlight:: shell

Generate 11 blocks to myaddress::

  bitcoin-cli generatetoaddress 11 "myaddress"

If you are running the bitcoin core wallet, you can get a new address to send the newly generated bitcoin to with:::

  bitcoin-cli getnewaddress