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generate a random password from cmdline
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random_password
#!/bin/bash
#
# example usage
#
# > random_password 10
if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
echo "This command requires an integer for the password length"
else
echo -n "password: "; base64 /dev/urandom | head -c $1
fi
echo
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