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46 <p><span class=
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50 <div class=
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<code class=
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<em class=
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</code></em></code>] {
<em class=
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53 <a name=
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55 <span><strong class=
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56 generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
57 of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
58 other commands on systems with no random device.
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64 <dt><span class=
"term">-n
<em class=
"replaceable"><code>number
</code></em></span></dt>
66 In place of generating one file, generates
<code class=
"option">number
</code>
67 (from
2 to
9) files, appending
<code class=
"option">number
</code> to the name.
69 <dt><span class=
"term">size
</span></dt>
71 The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
73 <dt><span class=
"term">filename
</span></dt>
75 The file name into which random data should be written.
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80 <a name=
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</h2>
82 <span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">rand
</span>(
3)
</span>,
83 <span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">arc4random
</span>(
3)
</span>
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87 <a name=
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88 <p><span class=
"corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium
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