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da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<p><span class="application">genrandom</span> — generate a file containing random data</p>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">genrandom</code> [<code class="option">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></code>] {<em class="replaceable"><code>size</code></em>} {<em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em>}</p></div>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin <span class="command"><strong>genrandom</strong></span>
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<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin (from 2 to 9) files, appending <code class="option">number</code> to the name.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin The file name into which random data should be written.