I am trying to create a new bitcoin address and store it in a shell variable $NEW_ADDRESS.
When I run this command:
$NEW_ADDRESS=$(./bitcoin-cli getnewaddress)
I get the following errors:
error: Could not connect to the server 127.0.0.1:8332
Make sure the bitcoind server is running and that you are connecting to the correct RPC port.
-bash: =: command not found
I have tried everything to fix the connection error, including typing the command:
./bitcoind -rpcport=8332
Or even, changing the bitcoin config:
nano ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
And typing these lines on the configuration:
rpcconnect=127.0.0.1
rpcport=8332;
But nothing works. Does anyone have an idea on how to troubleshoot and fix this?
Thanks in advance.