on Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 03:22:36PM +0700, Oki DZ ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi, > > How can I fill testfile with some random values? if=/dev/random?
Depends on the value of "value".
/dev/random sprays (high quality entropy) raw bits.
If you want to accumulate a set of numeric values, one approach might
be:
while echo "$RANDOM" >> file; do :; done
...with more sophisticated loops suggesting themselves.
For more high-quality data, I'd recommend using the 'r-base' package,
though there's a bit of a learning curve. Perl and Python have random
functions which could be used as well.
Peace.
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