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diff --git a/doc/apps/rand.pod b/doc/apps/rand.pod deleted file mode 100644 index 94df10d939e0..000000000000 --- a/doc/apps/rand.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -=pod - -=head1 NAME - -openssl-rand, -rand - generate pseudo-random bytes - -=head1 SYNOPSIS - -B<openssl rand> -[B<-out> I<file>] -[B<-rand> I<file(s)>] -[B<-base64>] -[B<-hex>] -I<num> - -=head1 DESCRIPTION - -The B<rand> command outputs I<num> pseudo-random bytes after seeding -the random number generator once. As in other B<openssl> 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<-out> I<file> - -Write to I<file> instead of standard output. - -=item B<-rand> I<file(s)> - -Use specified file or files or EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)|RAND_egd(3)>) -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 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<RAND_bytes(3)|RAND_bytes(3)> - -=cut |