diff --git a/pages/linux/mcookie.md b/pages/linux/mcookie.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c0473cfda --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/mcookie.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# mcookie + +> Generates random 128 bit hexadecimal numbers. + +- Generate a random number: + +`mcookie` + +- Generate a random number, using the contents of a file as a seed for the randomness: + +`mcookie --file {{path/to/file}}` + +- Generate a random number, using a specific number of bytes from a file as a seed for the randomness: + +`mcookie --file {{path/to/file}} --max-size {{number_of_bytes}}` + +- Print the details of the randomness used, such as the origin and seed for each source: + +`mcookie --verbose`