Section: BIND9 (8)Updated: Feb 19, 2009Local indexUp
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.