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--- linux:nice-to-know [2019/05/06 17:03] – michael
+++ linux:nice-to-know [2019/05/06 17:33] (current) – michael
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 </WRAP>
+----
+<WRAP center round box 100%>
+''<wrap hi>**Generating a pseudorandom password or string in Linux bash**</wrap>''
+''Define a function in e.g. **~/.bashrc**''
+<sxh plain; gutter: false;>
+genpasswd() {
+  tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c ${1:-36} | xargs
+}
+</sxh>
+Where 36 is default length if no parameter is given
+----
+**Usage**:
+<code># genpasswd
+GVQ3ZHqrBRDzB1QwASA9uk6YsZPto2GWeRWR
+# genpasswd 7
+qvPWx7N</code>
+</WRAP>