1nbdkit-random-plugin(1)             NBDKIT             nbdkit-random-plugin(1)
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NAME

6       nbdkit-random-plugin - plugin to serve random data
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SYNOPSIS

9        nbdkit random [size=]SIZE [seed=SEED]
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DESCRIPTION

12       "nbdkit-random-plugin" is a plugin for nbdkit(1) which serves random
13       data.  This plugin is mainly good for testing NBD clients.  This plugin
14       creates a non-sparse random disk, for a sparse random disk see
15       nbdkit-sparse-random-plugin(1).
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17       The size of the virtual disk must be specified using the "size"
18       parameter.  If you specify the "seed" parameter then you will get the
19       same random data over multiple runs with the same seed.
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21       The random data is generated using an insecure method.
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23   Writes and testing copying
24       Writing to the disk is possible.  If you do this the plugin will check
25       that what you are writing exactly matches what would be read at the
26       same offset (if not, it returns EIO error).  You can use this to test
27       copying programs by making the source and destination NBD URIs be the
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30        nbdkit random size=100M --run 'nbdcopy "$uri" "$uri"'
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32       "qemu-img convert" could be used in place of nbdcopy.  See also
33       nbdkit-checkwrite-filter(1).
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PARAMETERS

36       [size=]SIZE
37           Specify the virtual size of the disk image.
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39           This parameter is required.
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41           "size=" is a magic config key and may be omitted in most cases.
42           See "Magic parameters" in nbdkit(1).
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44       seed=SEED
45           Specify the random seed to get repeatable data over multiple runs.
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47           If not specified then a random seed is chosen.
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FILES

50       $plugindir/nbdkit-random-plugin.so
51           The plugin.
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53           Use "nbdkit --dump-config" to find the location of $plugindir.
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VERSION

56       "nbdkit-random-plugin" first appeared in nbdkit 1.4.
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SEE ALSO

59       nbdkit(1), nbdkit-plugin(3), nbdkit-data-plugin(1),
60       nbdkit-full-plugin(1), nbdkit-null-plugin(1), nbdkit-ones-plugin(1),
61       nbdkit-pattern-plugin(1), nbdkit-sparse-random-plugin(1),
62       nbdkit-zero-plugin(1), nbdcopy(1), qemu-img(1).
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AUTHORS

65       Richard W.M. Jones
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68       Copyright Red Hat
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LICENSE

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101nbdkit-1.36.2                     2023-11-26           nbdkit-random-plugin(1)
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