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author | dougb <dougb@FreeBSD.org> | 2011-07-16 10:49:33 +0000 |
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committer | dougb <dougb@FreeBSD.org> | 2011-07-16 10:49:33 +0000 |
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diff --git a/bin/tools/genrandom.8 b/bin/tools/genrandom.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..32a4ff0 --- /dev/null +++ b/bin/tools/genrandom.8 @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +.\" Copyright (C) 2009, 2010 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC") +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any +.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. +.\" +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH +.\" REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY +.\" AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, +.\" INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM +.\" LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE +.\" OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR +.\" PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +.\" +.\" $Id: genrandom.8,v 1.8 2010-05-19 01:14:14 tbox Exp $ +.\" +.hy 0 +.ad l +.\" Title: genrandom +.\" Author: +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.71.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> +.\" Date: Feb 19, 2009 +.\" Manual: BIND9 +.\" Source: BIND9 +.\" +.TH "GENRANDOM" "8" "Feb 19, 2009" "BIND9" "BIND9" +.\" disable hyphenation +.nh +.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) +.ad l +.SH "NAME" +genrandom \- generate a file containing random data +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.HP 10 +\fBgenrandom\fR [\fB\-n\ \fR\fB\fInumber\fR\fR] {\fIsize\fR} {\fIfilename\fR} +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.PP +\fBgenrandom\fR +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. +.SH "ARGUMENTS" +.PP +\-n \fInumber\fR +.RS 4 +In place of generating one file, generates +\fBnumber\fR +(from 2 to 9) files, appending +\fBnumber\fR +to the name. +.RE +.PP +size +.RS 4 +The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate. +.RE +.PP +domain +.RS 4 +The file name into which random data should be written. +.RE +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.PP +\fBrand\fR(3), +\fBarc4random\fR(3) +.SH "AUTHOR" +.PP +Internet Systems Consortium +.SH "COPYRIGHT" +Copyright \(co 2009, 2010 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC") +.br |