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random.4: wfix 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2016-11-10 12:40:39 +01:00
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@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ random, urandom \- kernel random number source devices
The character special files \fI/dev/random\fP and
\fI/dev/urandom\fP (present since Linux 1.3.30)
provide an interface to the kernel's random number generator.
File \fI/dev/random\fP has major device number 1
and minor device number 8.
File \fI/dev/urandom\fP has major device number 1 and minor device number 9.
The file
.I /dev/random\fP
has major device number 1 and minor device number 8.
The file
.I /dev/urandom
has major device number 1 and minor device number 9.
.LP
The random number generator gathers environmental noise
from device drivers and other sources into an entropy pool.