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e1747e09e7cc6771dca1a1702e42e6401dbeebedDavid Lawrence<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>
e1747e09e7cc6771dca1a1702e42e6401dbeebedDavid Lawrence <span><strong class="command">genrandom</strong></span>
e1747e09e7cc6771dca1a1702e42e6401dbeebedDavid Lawrence generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
e1747e09e7cc6771dca1a1702e42e6401dbeebedDavid Lawrence of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
e1747e09e7cc6771dca1a1702e42e6401dbeebedDavid Lawrence other commands on systems with no random device.
e1747e09e7cc6771dca1a1702e42e6401dbeebedDavid Lawrence<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
767d29c43d98bae8ea95f0ccd2b9653cbcd43310Bob Halley In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
767d29c43d98bae8ea95f0ccd2b9653cbcd43310Bob Halley (from 2 to 9) files, appending <code class="option">number</code> to the name.
38eb03bc5a9fbde360eafe688b720ebf11fbeb17Andreas Gustafsson The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
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