PRACTRAND-RNG_OUTPUT(1)

💖 practrand-RNG_output(1) 💖

okay so this is the User Commands manual page for practrand-RNG_output, version 0.95. it’s literally a command line tool for generating a stream of random bytes, and we’re about to go through every usage shape like the responsible bestie we are. 🫶✨

💖 NAME 💖

practrand-RNG_output — manual page for practrand-RNG_output version 0.95 🎀

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so here’s the whole menu of ways to run it. no skipping, bestie — every line matters. 💅

🌀 usage: finite byte output

practrand-RNG_output RNG_name bytes_to_output
[64bit_hexadecimal_seed]

example:

practrand-RNG_output jsf32 16

this prints 16 bytes using the jsf32 RNG with a randomly chosen seed, with an error message if fewer than 16 bytes were successfully outputted. 😭 the error message is giving “bestie, the byte count did not fully cooperate.”

♾️ usage: infinite output

practrand-RNG_output RNG_name inf [64bit_hexadecimal_seed]

as above, but it prints indefinitely, with no error message when aborted. 💀

🏷️ usage: ask for the name

practrand-RNG_output RNG_name name

it prints the result of (RNG)->get_name(). which is often the same as the RNG_name parameter, but not always. 👀 iykyk.

🧾 usage: version

practrand-RNG_output --version

will print the version number. slay. 🔥

🆘 usage: help

practrand-RNG_output --help

will print this message. so will any unrecognized command line. 💅

and yeah — a command line tool for generating a stream of random bytes. that’s the whole main-character energy of it. ⭐

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the full documentation for practrand-RNG_output is maintained as a Texinfo manual. if the info and practrand-RNG_output programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info practrand-RNG_output

should give you access to the complete manual. 🫶📚

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okay that’s the page, bestie. this was practrand-RNG_output version 0.95, from July 2021, and the manual page name is PRACTRAND-RNG_OUTPUT(1). mwah 💋🎀