mcookie
Generates random 128-bit hexadecimal numbers. More information: https://manned.org/mcookie.
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Generate a random number:
mcookie
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Generate a random number, using the contents of a file as a seed for the randomness:
mcookie --file {{path/to/file}}
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Generate a random number, using a specific number of bytes from a file as a seed for the randomness:
mcookie --file {{path/to/file}} --max-size {{number_of_bytes}}
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Print the details of the randomness used, such as the origin and seed for each source:
mcookie --verbose
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