genrandom(8)

GENRANDOM(8)                  BIND9                  GENRANDOM(8)

NAME

     genrandom - generate a file containing random data

SYNOPSIS

     genrandom [-n number] {size} {filename}

DESCRIPTION

     genrandom generates a file or a set of files containing a
     specified quantity of pseudo-random data, which can be used
     as a source of entropy for other commands on systems with no
     random device.

ARGUMENTS

     -n number
         In place of generating one file, generates number (from
         2 to 9) files, appending number to the name.

     size
         The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.

     filename
         The file name into which random data should be written.

SEE ALSO

     rand(3), arc4random(3)

AUTHOR

     Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.

COPYRIGHT

     Copyright 8c9 2009-2011, 2014-2016 Internet Systems
     Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")

ISC                  Last change: 2011-08-08                    1