NAME

lsh-make-seed - Creates random seed file for the YARROW pseudorandomnessgenerator.

SYNOPSIS

lsh-make-seed [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

CAUTION! The information in this manpage may be invalid or outdated. For authorative information on lsh, please see it's Texinfo manual (see the SEE ALSO section).

Creates an initial random seed file for the YARROW pseudorandomnessgenerator used by lsh.

OPTIONS

-f, --force: Overwrite any existing seed file.

-o, --output-file=Filename Default is ~/.lsh/seed-file

--server: Save seed file where the lshd server expects it
--sloppy: Generate seed file even if we can't collect a good amount of randomness from the environment.
--debug: Print huge amounts of debug information
--log-file=File name: Append messages to this file.
-q, --quiet: Suppress all warnings and diagnostic messages
--trace: Detailed trace
-v, --verbose: Verbose diagnostic messages
-?, --help: Give this help list
--usage: Give a short usage message
-V, --version: Print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

DIAGNOSTICS

See the --log-file , --verbose , --trace and --debug options.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-lsh@gnu.org>.

COPYING

The lsh suite of programs is distributed under the GNU General Public License; see the COPYING and AUTHORS files in the source distribution for details.

AUTHOR

The lsh program suite is written mainly by Niels Möller <nisse@lysator.liu.se>.

This man-page was written for lsh 2.0 by Pontus Freyhult <pont_lsh@soua.net>, it is based on a template written by J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) <jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl>.