From c5d010ebd680fa6b3aa5c8af6cc590a1b00a547e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 11:00:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] random.4: wfix The word "very" here is overkill, and inclines the reader to think that /dev/urandom is inferior. Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man4/random.4 | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man4/random.4 b/man4/random.4 index cb4d88937..0390f542d 100644 --- a/man4/random.4 +++ b/man4/random.4 @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ a time where the cryptographic primitives used in the implementation of \fI/dev/urandom\fP were not widely trusted. It will return random bytes only within the estimated number of bits of fresh noise in the entropy pool, blocking if necessary. -\fI/dev/random\fP is suitable for applications that need very +\fI/dev/random\fP is suitable for applications that need high quality randomness, and can afford indeterminate delays. When the entropy pool is empty, reads from \fI/dev/random\fP will block