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  44 <h2>Name</h2>
  45 <p><span class="application">genrandom</span> &#8212; generate a file containing random data</p>
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  48 <h2>Synopsis</h2>
  49 <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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  52 <a name="id-1.14.26.7"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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  54       <span class="command"><strong>genrandom</strong></span>
  55       generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
  56       of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
  57       other commands on systems with no random device.
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  61 <a name="id-1.14.26.8"></a><h2>ARGUMENTS</h2>
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  63 <dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
  64 <dd><p>
  65             In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
  66             (from 2 to 9) files, appending <code class="option">number</code> to the name.
  67           </p></dd>
  68 <dt><span class="term">size</span></dt>
  69 <dd><p>
  70             The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
  71           </p></dd>
  72 <dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
  73 <dd><p>
  74             The file name into which random data should be written.
  75           </p></dd>
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  79 <a name="id-1.14.26.9"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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  81       <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rand</span>(3)</span>,
  82       <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">arc4random</span>(3)</span>
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