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ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt<h2>Name</h2>
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7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User <span class="application">genrandom</span>
7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User &#8212; generate a file containing random data
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ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt<h2>Synopsis</h2>
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7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User <code class="command">genrandom</code>
7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User [<code class="option">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></code>]
7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User {<em class="replaceable"><code>size</code></em>}
7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User {<em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em>}
7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User </p></div>
7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User </div>
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fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<a name="id-1.7"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <span class="command"><strong>genrandom</strong></span>
e1263b4b9c16f5ecd7640be046b1e1a5c592c1e0Automatic Updater generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
e1263b4b9c16f5ecd7640be046b1e1a5c592c1e0Automatic Updater of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
e1263b4b9c16f5ecd7640be046b1e1a5c592c1e0Automatic Updater other commands on systems with no random device.
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fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<a name="id-1.8"></a><h2>ARGUMENTS</h2>
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e1263b4b9c16f5ecd7640be046b1e1a5c592c1e0Automatic Updater<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
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e1263b4b9c16f5ecd7640be046b1e1a5c592c1e0Automatic Updater In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
e1263b4b9c16f5ecd7640be046b1e1a5c592c1e0Automatic Updater (from 2 to 9) files, appending <code class="option">number</code> to the name.
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ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt<dt><span class="term">size</span></dt>
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ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
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7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User </dd>
cb3c295308f7a3acfc748e60231ca05183e4393cAutomatic Updater<dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
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ca42dcc0686fefd3db202edab80e5adb09d6add5Evan Hunt The file name into which random data should be written.
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7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User </dd>
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fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<a name="id-1.9"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User <span class="refentrytitle">rand</span>(3)
7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User </span>,
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7911e6f9de303bca5a3d8b34f4330c8f7cecffaeTinderbox User <span class="refentrytitle">arc4random</span>(3)
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