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45 <h2>Name</h2>
46 <p><span class="application">genrandom</span> &#8212; generate a file containing random data</p>
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49 <h2>Synopsis</h2>
50 <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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53 <a name="id2611162"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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55 <span><strong class="command">genrandom</strong></span>
56 generates a file containing a specified quantity of pseudo-random
57 data, which can be used as a source of entropy for other commands
58 on systems with no random device.
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62 <a name="id2611177"></a><h2>ARGUMENTS</h2>
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64 <dt><span class="term">size</span></dt>
65 <dd><p>
66 The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
67 </p></dd>
68 <dt><span class="term">domain</span></dt>
69 <dd><p>
70 The file name into which random data should be written.
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75 <a name="id2647530"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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77 <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rand</span>(3)</span>,
78 <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">arc4random</span>(3)</span>
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83 <p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
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