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Minimal bash shell random string/number generator
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rand.sh
#!/bin/bash
openssl rand -base64 "${2:-50}" | tr -cd "[:${1:-digit}:]"; echo
# Usage examples:
# rand [digit | alpha | alnum] [num_bytes]
# $ rand
# $ rand alnum
# $ rand digit 200
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