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14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt <date>2011-08-08</date>
14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt </info>
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ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt
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ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <refentrytitle><application>genrandom</application></refentrytitle>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
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ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <refnamediv>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <refname><application>genrandom</application></refname>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <refpurpose>generate a file containing random data</refpurpose>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </refnamediv>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <docinfo>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <copyright>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <year>2009</year>
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ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </copyright>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </docinfo>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <refsynopsisdiv>
14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt <cmdsynopsis sepchar=" ">
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <command>genrandom</command>
14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-n <replaceable class="parameter">number</replaceable></option></arg>
14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt <arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><replaceable class="parameter">size</replaceable></arg>
14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt <arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></arg>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </cmdsynopsis>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </refsynopsisdiv>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt
14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt <refsection><info><title>DESCRIPTION</title></info>
30eec077db2bdcb6f2a0dc388a3cdde2ede75ec1Mark Andrews
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <para>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <command>genrandom</command>
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews other commands on systems with no random device.
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </para>
14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt </refsection>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt
14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt <refsection><info><title>ARGUMENTS</title></info>
30eec077db2bdcb6f2a0dc388a3cdde2ede75ec1Mark Andrews
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <variablelist>
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews <varlistentry>
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews <term>-n <replaceable class="parameter">number</replaceable></term>
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews <listitem>
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews <para>
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews In place of generating one file, generates <option>number</option>
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews (from 2 to 9) files, appending <option>number</option> to the name.
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews </para>
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews </listitem>
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews </varlistentry>
3ec79bbc03fc5378a6cb37b276807cd40b5332aaMark Andrews
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <varlistentry>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <term>size</term>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <listitem>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <para>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </para>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </listitem>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </varlistentry>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <varlistentry>
f81e8340fc807b15828332c0dc18dd3132bd7cd1Mark Andrews <term>filename</term>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <listitem>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <para>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt The file name into which random data should be written.
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </para>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </listitem>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </varlistentry>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </variablelist>
14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt </refsection>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt
14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt <refsection><info><title>SEE ALSO</title></info>
30eec077db2bdcb6f2a0dc388a3cdde2ede75ec1Mark Andrews
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <para>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <citerefentry>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <refentrytitle>rand</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </citerefentry>,
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <citerefentry>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt <refentrytitle>arc4random</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </citerefentry>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt </para>
14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt </refsection>
ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt
14a656f94b1fd0ababd84a772228dfa52276ba15Evan Hunt</refentry>