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| author | Martin Willi <martin@strongswan.org> | 2006-04-28 09:07:55 +0000 |
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| committer | Martin Willi <martin@strongswan.org> | 2006-04-28 09:07:55 +0000 |
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diff --git a/doc/manpage.d/ipsec_ranbits.8.html b/doc/manpage.d/ipsec_ranbits.8.html deleted file mode 100644 index 036b2a351..000000000 --- a/doc/manpage.d/ipsec_ranbits.8.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,147 +0,0 @@ -Content-type: text/html - -<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Manpage of IPSEC_RANBITS</TITLE> -</HEAD><BODY> -<H1>IPSEC_RANBITS</H1> -Section: Maintenance Commands (8)<BR>Updated: 22 Aug 2000<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A> -<A HREF="http://localhost/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR> - - -<A NAME="lbAB"> </A> -<H2>NAME</H2> - -ipsec ranbits - generate random bits in ASCII form -<A NAME="lbAC"> </A> -<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2> - -<B>ipsec</B> - -<B>ranbits</B> - -[ -<B>--quick</B> - -] [ -<B>--continuous</B> - -] [ -<B>--bytes</B> - -] nbits -<A NAME="lbAD"> </A> -<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2> - -<I>Ranbits</I> - -obtains -<I>nbits</I> - -(rounded up to the nearest byte) -high-quality random bits from -<I><A HREF="random.4.html">random</A></I>(4), - -and emits them on standard output as an ASCII string. -The default output format is -<I><A HREF="datatot.3.html">datatot</A></I>(3) - -<B>h</B> - -format: -lowercase hexadecimal with a -<B>0x</B> - -prefix and an underscore every 32 bits. -<P> - -The -<B>--quick</B> - -option produces quick-and-dirty random bits: -instead of using the high-quality random bits from -<I>/dev/random</I>, - -which may take some time to supply the necessary bits if -<I>nbits</I> - -is large, -<I>ranbits</I> - -uses -<I>/dev/urandom</I>, - -which yields prompt results but lower-quality randomness. -<P> - -The -<B>--continuous</B> - -option uses -<I><A HREF="datatot.3.html">datatot</A></I>(3) - -<B>x</B> - -output format, like -<B>h</B> - -but without the underscores. -<P> - -The -<B>--bytes</B> - -option causes -<I>nbits</I> - -to be interpreted as a byte count rather than a bit count. -<A NAME="lbAE"> </A> -<H2>FILES</H2> - -/dev/random, /dev/urandom -<A NAME="lbAF"> </A> -<H2>SEE ALSO</H2> - -<A HREF="ipsec_datatot.3.html">ipsec_datatot</A>(3), <A HREF="random.4.html">random</A>(4) -<A NAME="lbAG"> </A> -<H2>HISTORY</H2> - -Written for the Linux FreeS/WAN project -<<A HREF="http://www.freeswan.org">http://www.freeswan.org</A>> -by Henry Spencer. -<A NAME="lbAH"> </A> -<H2>BUGS</H2> - -There is an internal limit on -<I>nbits</I>, - -currently 20000. -<P> - -Without -<B>--quick</B>, - -<I>ranbits</I>'s - -run time is difficult to predict. -A request for a large number of bits, -at a time when the system's entropy pool is low on randomness, -may take quite a while to satisfy. -<P> - -<HR> -<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2> -<DL> -<DT><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD> -<DT><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD> -<DT><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD> -<DT><A HREF="#lbAE">FILES</A><DD> -<DT><A HREF="#lbAF">SEE ALSO</A><DD> -<DT><A HREF="#lbAG">HISTORY</A><DD> -<DT><A HREF="#lbAH">BUGS</A><DD> -</DL> -<HR> -This document was created by -<A HREF="http://localhost/cgi-bin/man/man2html">man2html</A>, -using the manual pages.<BR> -Time: 21:40:18 GMT, November 11, 2003 -</BODY> -</HTML> |