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117d917522a7dd671c6eb85698d15c26b9a23faesf<h2>Name</h2>
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8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf <span class="application">genrandom</span>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf &#8212; generate a file containing random data
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8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf<h2>Synopsis</h2>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf <div class="cmdsynopsis"><p>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf <code class="command">genrandom</code>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf [<code class="option">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></code>]
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf {<em class="replaceable"><code>size</code></em>}
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf {<em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em>}
8bc0214116f2225966cf4a806dc183f18e7c3803sf </p></div>
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8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf<a name="id-1.14.33.7"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf <p>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf <span class="command"><strong>genrandom</strong></span>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf other commands on systems with no random device.
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8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf<a name="id-1.14.33.8"></a><h2>ARGUMENTS</h2>
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8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf <div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist">
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
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68dfc95acc4fde241e0124dd29cdda973bd6ec2csf <p>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf (from 2 to 9) files, appending <code class="option">number</code> to the name.
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8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf </dd>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf<dt><span class="term">size</span></dt>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf<dd>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf <p>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf </p>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf </dd>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf<dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf<dd>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf <p>
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf The file name into which random data should be written.
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8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf </dd>
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8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf<a name="id-1.14.33.9"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf <span class="refentrytitle">rand</span>(3)
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf </span>,
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf <span class="citerefentry">
8fae12696bce44be9ce4c56888690cad8ac7b8f9sf <span class="refentrytitle">arc4random</span>(3)
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