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<refentry id="man.genrandom">
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<refentryinfo>
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<date>Feb 19, 2009</date>
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</refentryinfo>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle><application>genrandom</application></refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname><application>genrandom</application></refname>
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<refpurpose>generate a file containing random data</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<docinfo>
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<copyright>
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<year>2009</year>
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<year>2010</year>
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<year>2011</year>
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<year>2012</year>
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<holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>
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</copyright>
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</docinfo>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>genrandom</command>
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<arg><option>-n <replaceable class="parameter">number</replaceable></option></arg>
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<arg choice="req"><replaceable class="parameter">size</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice="req"><replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para>
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<command>genrandom</command>
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generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
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of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
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other commands on systems with no random device.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>ARGUMENTS</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-n <replaceable class="parameter">number</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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In place of generating one file, generates <option>number</option>
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(from 2 to 9) files, appending <option>number</option> to the name.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>size</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>filename</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The file name into which random data should be written.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>SEE ALSO</title>
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<para>
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>rand</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>arc4random</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>AUTHOR</title>
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<para><corpauthor>Internet Systems Consortium</corpauthor>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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