X-Git-Url: https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fapps%2Frand.pod;h=d1d213ef43cbd07f1fc885393422049f2f9c3685;hp=4babf4e5ad14347c1dbdfbba246723d48137a3fa;hb=c7497f34fbf3824dd4a0881d598e598980f2edb1;hpb=55f7d65db088b7ba78dbf54daee771b130157d6b diff --git a/doc/apps/rand.pod b/doc/apps/rand.pod index 4babf4e5ad..d1d213ef43 100644 --- a/doc/apps/rand.pod +++ b/doc/apps/rand.pod @@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ rand - generate pseudo-random bytes B [B<-out> I] -[B<-rand> I +[B<-rand> I] [B<-base64>] +[B<-hex>] I =head1 DESCRIPTION The B command outputs I pseudo-random bytes after seeding -the random number generater once. As in other B command +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 @@ -34,13 +35,21 @@ Write to I instead of standard output. Use specified file or files or EGD socket (see L) for seeding the random number generator. Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character. -The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVSM, and B<:> for +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 + =cut