rand

A random string and number generation utility.

By default, rand will output an eight-character string containing characters a-z0-9. If any of the source modifiers -l, -u, -n, or -s are specified, the source will only include the character types requested. Hide the output with -b, which copies the output to the clipboard. The length of the output string can be specified using -c without altering the character source.

In password mode (-p or --password), rand will generate a 32-character string from all sources. This mode is equivalent to rand -lunsbc32. Password mode will override all other modifiers and send the output to the clipboard for security.

Usage

rand [flags]

Examples

$ rand
6agqlqrl

$ rand -luns
F##iPSJt

$ rand -nuc20
Q1XH3E6EQ4A0EHEKUVDZ

$ rand -c3
w1p

$ rand -p
Copied value to clipboard.

Flags

-h, --help help for rand

-c, --len int sets the length, in characters, of the output (default 8)

-l, --lowers include lowercase letters a-z

-n, --numbers include numerals 0-9

-p, --password generate a password string

-s, --specials include special characters like !, @, and #

-u, --uppers include uppercase letters A-Z

-b, --clipboard copy the output to the clipboard

Build

make build

Install

If the repository is cloned locally:

make install