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da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<!-- $Id: genrandom.docbook,v 1.5 2010/05/17 04:38:45 marka Exp $ -->
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <refentryinfo>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </refentryinfo>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <refentrytitle><application>genrandom</application></refentrytitle>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </refmeta>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <refnamediv>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <refname><application>genrandom</application></refname>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <refpurpose>generate a file containing random data</refpurpose>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </refnamediv>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <copyright>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </copyright>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </docinfo>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <refsynopsisdiv>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <cmdsynopsis>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <arg><option>-n <replaceable class="parameter">number</replaceable></option></arg>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <arg choice="req"><replaceable class="parameter">size</replaceable></arg>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <arg choice="req"><replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></arg>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </cmdsynopsis>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </refsynopsisdiv>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <refsect1>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin other commands on systems with no random device.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </refsect1>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <refsect1>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <variablelist>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <varlistentry>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <term>-n <replaceable class="parameter">number</replaceable></term>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <listitem>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin In place of generating one file, generates <option>number</option>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin (from 2 to 9) files, appending <option>number</option> to the name.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </listitem>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </varlistentry>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <varlistentry>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <listitem>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </listitem>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </varlistentry>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <varlistentry>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <listitem>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin The file name into which random data should be written.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </listitem>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </varlistentry>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </variablelist>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </refsect1>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <refsect1>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <citerefentry>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <refentrytitle>rand</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </citerefentry>,
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <citerefentry>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <refentrytitle>arc4random</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </citerefentry>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </refsect1>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <refsect1>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <para><corpauthor>Internet Systems Consortium</corpauthor>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin </refsect1>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin - Local variables:
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin - mode: sgml