genrandom(8)

genrandom8

Generate a file containing random data

Usage

genrandom [-n number] size filename

Overview

genrandom generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for other commands on systems with no random device.

Arguments

-n number

In place of generating one file, generates number (from 2 to 9) files, appending number to the name.

size

The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.

filename

The file name into which random data should be written.

Releases

5 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 6.0
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 9
  5. 10

Author

Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.

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