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  27 <h2>Name</h2>
  28 <p><span class="application">genrandom</span> &#8212; generate a file containing random data</p>
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  31 <h2>Synopsis</h2>
  32 <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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  35 <a name="id2543351"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
  36 <p>
  37       <span><strong class="command">genrandom</strong></span>
  38       generates a file containing a specified quantity of pseudo-random
  39       data, which can be used as a source of entropy for other commands
  40       on systems with no random device.
  41     </p>
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  43 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  44 <a name="id2543364"></a><h2>ARGUMENTS</h2>
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  46 <dt><span class="term">size</span></dt>
  47 <dd><p>
  48             The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
  49           </p></dd>
  50 <dt><span class="term">domain</span></dt>
  51 <dd><p>
  52             The file name into which random data should be written.
  53           </p></dd>
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  56 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  57 <a name="id2543399"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
  58 <p>
  59       <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rand</span>(3)</span>,
  60       <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">arc4random</span>(3)</span>
  61     </p>
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  63 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  64 <a name="id2543426"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
  65 <p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
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