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diff --git a/bin/tools/genrandom.docbook b/bin/tools/genrandom.docbook new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4fa1d3c --- /dev/null +++ b/bin/tools/genrandom.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +<!-- + - Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC") + - + - This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. + - + - See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional + - information regarding copyright ownership. +--> + +<!-- Converted by db4-upgrade version 1.0 --> +<refentry xmlns:db="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="man.genrandom"> + <info> + <date>2011-08-08</date> + </info> + <refentryinfo> + <corpname>ISC</corpname> + <corpauthor>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.</corpauthor> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle><application>genrandom</application></refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname><application>genrandom</application></refname> + <refpurpose>generate a file containing random data</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <docinfo> + <copyright> + <year>2009</year> + <year>2010</year> + <year>2011</year> + <year>2014</year> + <year>2015</year> + <year>2016</year> + <year>2018</year> + <year>2019</year> + <holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder> + </copyright> + </docinfo> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis sepchar=" "> + <command>genrandom</command> + <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-n <replaceable class="parameter">number</replaceable></option></arg> + <arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><replaceable class="parameter">size</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsection><info><title>DESCRIPTION</title></info> + + <para> + <command>genrandom</command> + 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. + </para> + </refsection> + + <refsection><info><title>ARGUMENTS</title></info> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>-n <replaceable class="parameter">number</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para> + In place of generating one file, generates <option>number</option> + (from 2 to 9) files, appending <option>number</option> to the name. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>size</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The size of the file, in kilobytes, to generate. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>filename</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The file name into which random data should be written. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsection> + + <refsection><info><title>SEE ALSO</title></info> + + <para> + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>rand</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>arc4random</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> + </para> + </refsection> + +</refentry> |