GENRANDOM
Section: BIND9 (8)
Updated: 2011-08-08
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NAME
genrandom - generate a file containing random data
SYNOPSIS
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genrandom [-n number] {size} {filename}
DESCRIPTION
genrandom
generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for other commands on systems with no random device.
ARGUMENTS
-n number
-
In place of generating one file, generates
number
(from 2 to 9) files, appending
number
to the name.
size
-
The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
filename
-
The file name into which random data should be written.
SEE ALSO
rand(3),
arc4random(3)
AUTHOR
Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.
COPYRIGHT
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