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mcookie

Generates random 128-bit hexadecimal numbers.

More information.

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

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