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22f081b4206e716c03c4ba740b499f20a568b163JucaBlues<p><span class="application">genrandom</span> — generate a file containing random data</p>
f8965a46fbb5b79bc124778df26d3526e5ac5441Kris<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>
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815dc8cd4a3e73c0140640c566be6ec2732d9b14JucaBlues generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
815dc8cd4a3e73c0140640c566be6ec2732d9b14JucaBlues of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
815dc8cd4a3e73c0140640c566be6ec2732d9b14JucaBlues other commands on systems with no random device.
d4c33c0ce4469babf6bd589aeeb7d0988f8daaccJucaBlues<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
d4c33c0ce4469babf6bd589aeeb7d0988f8daaccJucaBlues In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
815dc8cd4a3e73c0140640c566be6ec2732d9b14JucaBlues (from 2 to 9) files, appending <code class="option">number</code> to the name.
815dc8cd4a3e73c0140640c566be6ec2732d9b14JucaBlues The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
6fd67bd386767141cc557108237de0a257300516JucaBlues The file name into which random data should be written.
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