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  26 <h2>Name</h2>
  27 <p><span class="application">genrandom</span> &#8212; generate a file containing random data</p>
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  30 <h2>Synopsis</h2>
  31 <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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  34 <a name="id2543378"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
  35 <p>
  36       <span><strong class="command">genrandom</strong></span>
  37       generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
  38       of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
  39       other commands on systems with no random device.
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  42 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  43 <a name="id2543390"></a><h2>ARGUMENTS</h2>
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  45 <dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
  46 <dd><p>
  47             In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
  48             (from 2 to 9) files, appending <code class="option">number</code> to the name.
  49           </p></dd>
  50 <dt><span class="term">size</span></dt>
  51 <dd><p>
  52             The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
  53           </p></dd>
  54 <dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
  55 <dd><p>
  56             The file name into which random data should be written.
  57           </p></dd>
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  60 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  61 <a name="id2543451"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
  62 <p>
  63       <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rand</span>(3)</span>,
  64       <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">arc4random</span>(3)</span>
  65     </p>
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  68 <a name="id2543478"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
  69 <p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
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