From aa4d426b4d3527d7e166df1a05058c9a4a0f6683 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wojtek Kosior Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:33:56 +0200 Subject: initial/final commit --- openssl-1.1.0h/doc/apps/rand.pod | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 70 insertions(+) create mode 100644 openssl-1.1.0h/doc/apps/rand.pod (limited to 'openssl-1.1.0h/doc/apps/rand.pod') diff --git a/openssl-1.1.0h/doc/apps/rand.pod b/openssl-1.1.0h/doc/apps/rand.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4cdb370 --- /dev/null +++ b/openssl-1.1.0h/doc/apps/rand.pod @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +=pod + +=head1 NAME + +openssl-rand, +rand - generate pseudo-random bytes + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + +B +[B<-help>] +[B<-out> I] +[B<-rand> I] +[B<-base64>] +[B<-hex>] +I + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +The B command outputs I pseudo-random bytes after seeding +the random number generator once. As in other B command +line tools, PRNG seeding uses the file I<$HOME/>B<.rnd> or B<.rnd> +in addition to the files given in the B<-rand> option. A new +I<$HOME>/B<.rnd> or B<.rnd> file will be written back if enough +seeding was obtained from these sources. + +=head1 OPTIONS + +=over 4 + +=item B<-help> + +Print out a usage message. + +=item B<-out> I + +Write to I instead of standard output. + +=item B<-rand> I + +Use specified file or files or EGD socket (see L) +for seeding the random number generator. +Multiple files can be specified separated by an OS-dependent character. +The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for +all others. + +=item B<-base64> + +Perform base64 encoding on the output. + +=item B<-hex> + +Show the output as a hex string. + +=back + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L + +=head1 COPYRIGHT + +Copyright 2000-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. + +Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use +this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy +in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at +L. + +=cut -- cgit v1.2.3