user2116: bitcoin-qt creates files under ~/.bitcoin/ in my file system. i know that the ~/.bitcoin/blocks/blk*dat files contain the blockchain, but what do the following other files contain:
~/.bitcoin/blocks/rev*dat
~/.bitcoin/chainstate/*sst
~/.bitcoin/blocks/index/*sst

i know sst stands for "sorted string table" and i gather these files belong to a leveldb database, but i'd like to know in more detail what is in each of them.

user19354: Bitcoin data directory files details are here: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory

2116: <p>bitcoin-qt creates files under <code>~/.bitcoin/</code> in my file system. i know that the <code>~/.bitcoin/blocks/blk*dat</code> files contain the blockchain, but what do the following other files contain:</p>

<pre><code>~/.bitcoin/blocks/rev*dat
~/.bitcoin/chainstate/*sst
~/.bitcoin/blocks/index/*sst
</code></pre>

<p>i know <code>sst</code> stands for "sorted string table" and i gather these files belong to a leveldb database, but i'd like to know in more detail what is in each of them.</p>
 19354: <p>Bitcoin data directory files details are here: <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory" rel="nofollow">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory</a></p>
