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a23fd118e437af0a7877dd313db8fdaa3537c675yl<p><span class="application">genrandom</span> — generate a file containing random data</p>
a23fd118e437af0a7877dd313db8fdaa3537c675yl<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>
a23fd118e437af0a7877dd313db8fdaa3537c675yl generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
a23fd118e437af0a7877dd313db8fdaa3537c675yl of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
a23fd118e437af0a7877dd313db8fdaa3537c675yl other commands on systems with no random device.
a23fd118e437af0a7877dd313db8fdaa3537c675yl<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
a23fd118e437af0a7877dd313db8fdaa3537c675yl In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
a23fd118e437af0a7877dd313db8fdaa3537c675yl (from 2 to 9) files, appending <code class="option">number</code> to the name.
8347601bcb0a439f6e50fc36b4039a73d08700e1yl The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
8347601bcb0a439f6e50fc36b4039a73d08700e1yl The file name into which random data should be written.
a23fd118e437af0a7877dd313db8fdaa3537c675yl <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rand</span>(3)</span>,
a23fd118e437af0a7877dd313db8fdaa3537c675yl <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">arc4random</span>(3)</span>
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