like if you need to generate random 8-character passwords
for thousands of CS student unix accounts, then this will do:
head -c 6 /dev/urandom | mimencode
using /dev/random might take a little longer because it blocks
if it cant output random digits outright.
pong
Chris G Haravata wrote: > ..
> > RE: [plug] random number generatorwell, yes. those that you can with a
> > simple script, not from within a full-blown program...
>
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