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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>  [<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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53<a name="id2621504"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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55      <span><strong class="command">genrandom</strong></span>
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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62<a name="id2664800"></a><h2>ARGUMENTS</h2>
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64<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
65<dd><p>
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.
68          </p></dd>
69<dt><span class="term">size</span></dt>
70<dd><p>
71            The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
72          </p></dd>
73<dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
74<dd><p>
75            The file name into which random data should be written.
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80<a name="id2664860"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
81<p>
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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