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e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <corpauthor>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.</corpauthor>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </refentryinfo>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <refentrytitle><application>genrandom</application></refentrytitle>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <refnamediv>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <refname><application>genrandom</application></refname>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <refpurpose>generate a file containing random data</refpurpose>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </refnamediv>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <copyright>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </copyright>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <refsynopsisdiv>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-n <replaceable class="parameter">number</replaceable></option></arg>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><replaceable class="parameter">size</replaceable></arg>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></arg>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </cmdsynopsis>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </refsynopsisdiv>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <refsection><info><title>DESCRIPTION</title></info>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync other commands on systems with no random device.
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </refsection>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <variablelist>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <varlistentry>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <term>-n <replaceable class="parameter">number</replaceable></term>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync In place of generating one file, generates <option>number</option>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync (from 2 to 9) files, appending <option>number</option> to the name.
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </listitem>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </varlistentry>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <varlistentry>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </listitem>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </varlistentry>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <varlistentry>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync The file name into which random data should be written.
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </listitem>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </varlistentry>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </variablelist>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </refsection>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <citerefentry>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <refentrytitle>rand</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </citerefentry>,
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <citerefentry>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync <refentrytitle>arc4random</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </citerefentry>
e0e0c19eefceaf5d4ec40f9466b58a771f50e799vboxsync </refsection>