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| 18 | magnus | 1 | .\" Hey, EMACS: -*- nroff -*- |
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| 5 | .TH NETTLE\-LFIB\-STREAM 1 "June 2007" "nettle 1.15" "Nettle tools" |
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| 18 | .SH NAME |
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| 19 | nettle\-lfib\-stream \- pseudorandom generator |
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| 20 | .SH SYNOPSIS |
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| 21 | .B nettle\-lfib\-stream |
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| 22 | .RI [ seed ] |
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| 23 | .SH DESCRIPTION |
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| 24 | This manual page documents briefly the |
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| 25 | .B nettle\-lfib\-stream |
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| 26 | command. |
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| 27 | This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution |
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| 28 | because the original program does not have a manual page. |
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| 29 | .PP |
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| 33 | \fBnettle\-lfib\-stream\fP outputs a sequence |
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| 34 | of pseudorandom (non-cryptographic) bytes, using Knuth's lagged |
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| 35 | fibonacci generator, optionally using the integer \fIseed\fR as the |
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| 36 | seed. If no seed is given, \fBtime\fR(2) is used. |
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| 37 | .PP |
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| 38 | \fBWarning:\fP The stream is useful for testing, but should not be used |
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| 39 | to generate cryptographic keys or anything else that needs real randomness. |
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| 40 | .SH SEE ALSO |
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| 41 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagged_Fibonacci_generator |
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| 42 | .SH AUTHOR |
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| 34 | magnus | 43 | This manual page was written by Magnus Holmgren <holmgren@debian.org>, |
| 18 | magnus | 44 | for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). |
| 34 | magnus | 45 | .SH COPYRIGHT |
| 46 | Copyright © 2007 Magnus Holmgren. |
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| 47 | .P |
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| 48 | Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, |
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| 49 | are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright |
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| 50 | notice and this notice are preserved. |