2011-08-08
ISC Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.
genrandom 8 BIND9
genrandom generate a file containing random data
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`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