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Manpages RANDSection: OpenSSL (1ssl)Updated: 0.9.6c Index Return to Main Contents NAMErand - generate pseudo-random bytesSYNOPSISopenssl rand [-out file] [-rand file(s)] [-base64] numDESCRIPTIONThe rand command outputs num pseudo-random bytes after seeding the random number generater once. As in other openssl command line tools, PRNG seeding uses the file $HOME/.rnd or .rnd in addition to the files given in the -rand option. A new $HOME/.rnd or .rnd file will be written back if enough seeding was obtained from these sources.OPTIONS
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