Data

Random data

Dealing with random data, like generating it for creating passwords or improving security.

Summary

Random number

Creating a random number can be useful when performing a sleep action, or getting a random line from a file.

shuf -i 1-10 -n 1

Select 1 number (-n 1) between 1 and 10.

Random string for password

With the functions from OpenSSL we can generate a random password. To make it a bit more readable, we can use base64 encoding.

openssl rand -base64 48

Use randomize function and encode with base64

Data processing

Dealing with data in almost every form, including examples and snippets to process it.

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