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.TH NETTLE\-LFIB\-STREAM 1 "June 2007" "nettle 1.15" "Nettle tools"
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.SH NAME
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nettle\-lfib\-stream \- pseudorandom generator
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B nettle\-lfib\-stream
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.RI [ seed ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This manual page documents briefly the
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.B nettle\-lfib\-stream
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command.
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This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution
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because the original program does not have a manual page.
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.PP
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\fBnettle\-lfib\-stream\fP outputs a sequence
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of pseudorandom (non-cryptographic) bytes, using Knuth's lagged
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fibonacci generator, optionally using the integer \fIseed\fR as the
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seed. If no seed is given, \fBtime\fR(2) is used.
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.PP
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\fBWarning:\fP The stream is useful for testing, but should not be used
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to generate cryptographic keys or anything else that needs real randomness.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagged_Fibonacci_generator
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.SH AUTHOR
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This manual page was written by Magnus Holmgren <holmgren@debian.org>,
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for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Copyright © 2007 Magnus Holmgren.
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Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
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are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
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notice and this notice are preserved.