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7d6b2723 | 6 | <refentry id="sd_id128_randomize" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> |
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8 | <refentryinfo> |
9 | <title>sd_id128_randomize</title> | |
10 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
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11 | </refentryinfo> |
12 | ||
13 | <refmeta> | |
14 | <refentrytitle>sd_id128_randomize</refentrytitle> | |
15 | <manvolnum>3</manvolnum> | |
16 | </refmeta> | |
17 | ||
18 | <refnamediv> | |
19 | <refname>sd_id128_randomize</refname> | |
20 | <refpurpose>Generate 128-bit IDs</refpurpose> | |
21 | </refnamediv> | |
22 | ||
23 | <refsynopsisdiv> | |
24 | <funcsynopsis> | |
25 | <funcsynopsisinfo>#include <systemd/sd-id128.h></funcsynopsisinfo> | |
26 | ||
27 | <funcprototype> | |
28 | <funcdef>int <function>sd_id128_randomize</function></funcdef> | |
29 | <paramdef>sd_id128_t *<parameter>ret</parameter></paramdef> | |
30 | </funcprototype> | |
31 | ||
32 | </funcsynopsis> | |
33 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
34 | ||
35 | <refsect1> | |
36 | <title>Description</title> | |
37 | ||
38 | <para><function>sd_id128_randomize()</function> generates a new | |
39 | randomized 128-bit ID and returns it in | |
40 | <parameter>ret</parameter>. Every invocation returns a new | |
41 | randomly generated ID. This uses the | |
42 | <filename>/dev/urandom</filename> kernel random number | |
43 | generator.</para> | |
44 | ||
45 | <para>Note that <function>sd_id128_randomize()</function> always | |
46 | returns a UUID v4-compatible ID.</para> | |
47 | ||
48 | <para>For more information about the <literal>sd_id128_t</literal> | |
49 | type, see | |
50 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> | |
51 | ||
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52 | <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s |
53 | <command>new</command> command may be used as a command line front-end for | |
54 | <function>sd_id128_randomize()</function>.</para> | |
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55 | </refsect1> |
56 | ||
57 | <refsect1> | |
58 | <title>Return Value</title> | |
59 | ||
60 | <para>The call returns 0 on success (in which case | |
61 | <parameter>ret</parameter> is filled in), or a negative | |
62 | errno-style error code.</para> | |
63 | </refsect1> | |
64 | ||
7d6b2723 | 65 | <xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" /> |
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66 | |
67 | <refsect1> | |
68 | <title>See Also</title> | |
69 | ||
70 | <para> | |
71 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
72 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
73 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
74 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>random</refentrytitle><manvolnum>4</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
75 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_id128_get_machine</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
76 | </para> | |
77 | </refsect1> | |
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79 | </refentry> |