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How do I import a private key into Bitcoin-Qt on a Mac? bitcoind is nowhere to be found, and pywallet says it requires "bsddb" when I run it, which is also nowhere to be found. I generated some vanity addresses and I want to use them.

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  1. Run Bitcoin-QT
  2. Select Help (to the right of Settings)
  3. Select Debug Window
  4. Select Console
  5. Next to the > input box type importprivkey <bitcoinprivkey>

Example: importprivkey 5KJvsngHeMpm884wtkJNzQGaCErckhHJBGFsvd3VyK5qMZXj3hS

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Thanks! I had to do it twice, though. The first time it didn't show up and the second time it said error code -4 and it worked. Whatever works! – lurf jurv Dec 31 '12 at 5:23

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