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Heinrich Schuchardt1b0c3162024-01-14 14:53:13 +01003.. index::
4 single: rng (command)
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Sughosh Ganu3b18ce62022-07-22 21:32:08 +05306rng command
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9Synopsis
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Weizhao Ouyang168e9472024-03-04 14:42:42 +000014 rng list
15 rng [dev] [n]
Sughosh Ganu3b18ce62022-07-22 21:32:08 +053016
Weizhao Ouyang168e9472024-03-04 14:42:42 +000017rng list
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20List all the probed rng devices.
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22rng [dev] [n]
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Sughosh Ganu3b18ce62022-07-22 21:32:08 +053024
25The *rng* command reads the random number generator(RNG) device and
26prints the random bytes read on the console. A maximum of 64 bytes can
27be read in one invocation of the command.
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Weizhao Ouyang168e9472024-03-04 14:42:42 +000029dev
Sughosh Ganu3b18ce62022-07-22 21:32:08 +053030 The RNG device from which the random bytes are to be
31 read. Defaults to 0.
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33n
34 Number of random bytes to be read and displayed on the
35 console. Default value is 0x40. Max value is 0x40.