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  26. <h2>Name</h2>
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  27. <p><span class="application">genrandom</span> &#8212; generate a file containing random data</p>
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  30. <h2>Synopsis</h2>
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  31. <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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  34. <a name="id2543370"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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  36.       <span><strong class="command">genrandom</strong></span>
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  37.       generates a file or a set of files containing a specified quantity
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  38.       of pseudo-random data, which can be used as a source of entropy for
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  39.       other commands on systems with no random device.
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  43. <a name="id2543383"></a><h2>ARGUMENTS</h2>
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  45. <dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>number</code></em></span></dt>
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  47.             In place of generating one file, generates <code class="option">number</code>
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  48.             (from 2 to 9) files, appending <code class="option">number</code> to the name.
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  50. <dt><span class="term">size</span></dt>
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  52.             The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate.
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  54. <dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
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  56.             The file name into which random data should be written.
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  61. <a name="id2543444"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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  63.       <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rand</span>(3)</span>,
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  64.       <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">arc4random</span>(3)</span>
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  68. <a name="id2543470"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
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  69. <p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
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