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b90b32f28f16528d780c21a8c59f8f44dca159fdglimmer<p><span class="application">genrandom</span> — generate a file containing random data</p>
b90b32f28f16528d780c21a8c59f8f44dca159fdglimmer<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>
69879b63ae4fb3da90263808c133a39ed2b770f8glimmer <span><strong class="command">genrandom</strong></span>
69879b63ae4fb3da90263808c133a39ed2b770f8glimmer generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
69879b63ae4fb3da90263808c133a39ed2b770f8glimmer of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
69879b63ae4fb3da90263808c133a39ed2b770f8glimmer other commands on systems with no random device.
b90b32f28f16528d780c21a8c59f8f44dca159fdglimmer<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
b90b32f28f16528d780c21a8c59f8f44dca159fdglimmer In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
b90b32f28f16528d780c21a8c59f8f44dca159fdglimmer (from 2 to 9) files, appending <code class="option">number</code> to the name.
b90b32f28f16528d780c21a8c59f8f44dca159fdglimmer The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
b90b32f28f16528d780c21a8c59f8f44dca159fdglimmer The file name into which random data should be written.
b90b32f28f16528d780c21a8c59f8f44dca159fdglimmer <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rand</span>(3)</span>,
b90b32f28f16528d780c21a8c59f8f44dca159fdglimmer <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">arc4random</span>(3)</span>
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