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{- OpenSSL::safe::output_do_not_edit_headers(); -}

=head1 NAME

openssl-rand - generate pseudo-random bytes

=head1 SYNOPSIS

B<openssl rand>
[B<-help>]
[B<-out> I<file>]
[B<-base64>]
[B<-hex>]
{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_synopsis -}
{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_synopsis -}
I<num>

=for openssl ifdef engine

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This command outputs I<num> pseudo-random bytes after seeding
the random number generator once.

=head1 OPTIONS

=over 4

=item B<-help>

Print out a usage message.

=item B<-out> I<file>

Write to I<file> instead of standard output.

=item B<-base64>

Perform base64 encoding on the output.

=item B<-hex>

Show the output as a hex string.

{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_item -}

{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_item -}

=back

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<openssl(1)>,
L<RAND_bytes(3)>

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2000-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (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<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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