user20835: Here is my terminal session: 
$ echo $address
mvt7M16caMH1xoJyfWU5orjArfq97jhZ7k
$ bitcoin-cli -regtest getbalance
5899.99990000
$ bitcoin-cli -regtest sendtoaddress $address 10.0
6ed7452f8f11fe25904867b57e127a6b65cb180c2013e667e3d399c4179ff1f0
$ bitcoin-cli -regtest setgenerate true 1 
$ bitcoin-cli -regtest getbalance $address
0.00000000

Shouldn't the balance of this address be 10 now? I thought that by generating a block, I will have that transaction included, which will show up on the addresses balance?

user2306: getbalance returns the balance of an account, not an address.  https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list
If there's no account by the name of mvt7M16caMH1xoJyfWU5orjArfq97jhZ7k, it will return 0.
Try using getreceivedbyaddress instead.

user26456: Use it like this:
account="123abc"
bitcoin-cli -regtest setaccount $address $account
bitcoin-cli -regtest getbalance $account
10.0


20835: <p>Here is my terminal session: </p>

<pre><code>$ echo $address
mvt7M16caMH1xoJyfWU5orjArfq97jhZ7k
$ bitcoin-cli -regtest getbalance
5899.99990000
$ bitcoin-cli -regtest sendtoaddress $address 10.0
6ed7452f8f11fe25904867b57e127a6b65cb180c2013e667e3d399c4179ff1f0
$ bitcoin-cli -regtest setgenerate true 1 
$ bitcoin-cli -regtest getbalance $address
0.00000000
</code></pre>

<p>Shouldn't the balance of this address be 10 now? I thought that by generating a block, I will have that transaction included, which will show up on the addresses balance?</p>
 2306: <p><code>getbalance</code> returns the balance of an account, not an address.  <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list" rel="nofollow">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list</a></p>

<p>If there's no account by the name of mvt7M16caMH1xoJyfWU5orjArfq97jhZ7k, it will return 0.</p>

<p>Try using <code>getreceivedbyaddress</code> instead.</p>
 26456: <p>Use it like this:</p>
<pre><code>account=&quot;123abc&quot;
bitcoin-cli -regtest setaccount $address $account
bitcoin-cli -regtest getbalance $account
10.0
</code></pre>
