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diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index f6c445658..08de40b0a 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -610,13 +610,14 @@ Print message digest of algorithm @var{algo} for all given files or STDIN. With the second form (or a deprecated "*" for @var{algo}) digests for all available algorithms are printed. -@item --gen-random @var{0|1|2} @var{count} +@item --gen-random @var{0|1|2|16|30} @var{count} @opindex gen-random Emit @var{count} random bytes of the given quality level 0, 1 or 2. If @var{count} is not given or zero, an endless sequence of random bytes will be emitted. If used with @option{--armor} the output will be -base64 encoded. PLEASE, don't use this command unless you know what -you are doing; it may remove precious entropy from the system! +base64 encoded. The special level 16 uses a quality level of 1 and +outpust end endless stream of hex-encoded octets. The special level +30 outputs random as 30 zBase-32 characters. @item --gen-prime @var{mode} @var{bits} @opindex gen-prime |