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<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">genrandom</code> {<em class="replaceable"><code>size</code></em>} {<em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em>}</p></div>
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<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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<a name="id2644106"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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<span><strong class="command">genrandom</strong></span>
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generates a file containing a specified quantity of pseudo-random
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data, which can be used as a source of entropy for other commands
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on systems with no random device.
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generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
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<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
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In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
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The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
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<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rand</span>(3)</span>,
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