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bash: generate random string of variable lengthdefault string length is 64 if not provided as 1st parameter
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random_string.sh
#!/bin/bash
V=$1
if [ "$V" -eq "$V" ] 2>/dev/null
then
LEN=$1
else
LEN=64
fi
echo $(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w $LEN | head -n 1)
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