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.

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

SEE ALSO
       rand(3), arc4random(3)

AUTHOR
       Internet Systems Consortium

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2009, 2010 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")



BIND9                                                     Feb 19, 2009                                              GENRANDOM(8)