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Merge #8441: doc: Rewrite shell example to not leave secrets in the history file 

719208c Rewrite shell example to not leave secrets in the history file (paveljanik)
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@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ The RPC command line client gained a new argument, `-stdin`
to read extra arguments from standard input, one per line until EOF/Ctrl-D.
For example:
$ echo -e "mysecretcode\n120" | src/bitcoin-cli -stdin walletpassphrase
$ src/bitcoin-cli -stdin walletpassphrase
mysecretcode
120
..... press Ctrl-D here to end input
$
It is recommended to use this for sensitive information such as wallet
passphrases, as command-line arguments can usually be read from the process