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7aec1d6e253b21f9e9b7ef68b4d81ab9859b51fecindi — generate a file containing random data
7aec1d6e253b21f9e9b7ef68b4d81ab9859b51fecindi [<code class="option">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></code>]
7aec1d6e253b21f9e9b7ef68b4d81ab9859b51fecindi <span class="command"><strong>genrandom</strong></span>
7aec1d6e253b21f9e9b7ef68b4d81ab9859b51fecindi generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
7b1019a6d29ccb7999dc76cba3dde1c627e8e609Jerry Jelinek of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
7aec1d6e253b21f9e9b7ef68b4d81ab9859b51fecindi other commands on systems with no random device.
7aec1d6e253b21f9e9b7ef68b4d81ab9859b51fecindi<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
7aec1d6e253b21f9e9b7ef68b4d81ab9859b51fecindi In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
7aec1d6e253b21f9e9b7ef68b4d81ab9859b51fecindi (from 2 to 9) files, appending <code class="option">number</code> to the name.
7aec1d6e253b21f9e9b7ef68b4d81ab9859b51fecindi The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
7aec1d6e253b21f9e9b7ef68b4d81ab9859b51fecindi The file name into which random data should be written.