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 (C) 2009-2011, 2014, 2015 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.
("ISC")
ISC 2011-08-08 genrandom(8)
bind 9.10.4 - Generated Fri Apr 29 09:57:27 CDT 2016