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7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding<h2>Name</h2>
7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding<p><span class="application">genrandom</span> &#8212; generate a file containing random data</p>
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7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding<h2>Synopsis</h2>
7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding<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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7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding<a name="id-1.14.31.7"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding<p>
7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding <span class="command"><strong>genrandom</strong></span>
7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding other commands on systems with no random device.
7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding </p>
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7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding<a name="id-1.14.31.8"></a><h2>ARGUMENTS</h2>
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7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding<dd><p>
7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
7e79e8fd53348f9fc6e8009a4a2522425ab6f08ffielding (from 2 to 9) files, appending <code class="option">number</code> to the name.
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cccd31fa4a72fe23cc3249c06db181b274a55a69gstein<dt><span class="term">size</span></dt>
cccd31fa4a72fe23cc3249c06db181b274a55a69gstein<dd><p>
cccd31fa4a72fe23cc3249c06db181b274a55a69gstein The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
cccd31fa4a72fe23cc3249c06db181b274a55a69gstein </p></dd>
1b21d7b3d97def358b2e923655edeb16613a1c31gstein<dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
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cccd31fa4a72fe23cc3249c06db181b274a55a69gstein The file name into which random data should be written.
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