Hello Everybody,
I am on a Ubuntu system and I just came across /dev/random
I tried searching for examples of how to use this utility (or file/ or command) to generate a random number but I cannot find anything.
Quick note I am trying to generate a random number on the command prompt not in a C program. Is this possible ?
Jump to PostIf you're just trying to display the result, something like this would work:
$ cat /dev/random | od -tl -w4Remember that /dev/random is just a file. You can process it like any other file.
If you're just trying to display the result, something like this would work:
$ cat /dev/random | od -tl -w4Remember that /dev/random is just a file. You can process it like any other file.
I ran the command as you said and I am getting an error
~$ cat /dev/random | od -tl -w4
od: invalid character `l' in type string `l'
^C
~$ ^C
Run man od for a list of supported formats on your system.
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