RAND(1) OpenSSL RAND(1)

NAME
       rand - generate pseudo-random bytes

SYNOPSIS
       ooppeennssssll rraanndd [-oouutt file] [-rraanndd file(s)] [-bbaassee6644] num

DESCRIPTION
       The rraanndd command outputs num pseudo-random bytes after seeding the
       random number generator once.  As in other ooppeennssssll command line tools,
       PRNG seeding uses the file $HOME/..rrnndd or ..rrnndd in addition to the files
       given in the -rraanndd option.  A new $HOME/..rrnndd or ..rrnndd file will be
       written back if enough seeding was obtained from these sources.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       -oouutt file
           Write to file instead of standard output.

       -rraanndd file(s)
           Use specified file or files or EGD socket (see RANDegd(3)) for
           seeding the random number generator.  Multiple files can be
           specified separated by a OS-dependent character.  The separator is
           ;; for MS-Windows, ,, for OpenVMS, and :: for all others.

       -bbaassee6644
           Perform base64 encoding on the output.

SEE ALSO
       RANDbytes(3)



0.9.7l                            2001-09-06                           RAND(1)