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Generating secure passwords
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head -c 32 /dev/random | base64
# e.g.
# Xv1FnaWlNmMJxs2UYGawn24h4+ueyigZQJEN43hcF44=
# Can also trim the trailing '=' by using head again
# and use echo so we get a newline:
echo $(head -c 32 /dev/random | base64 | head -c 32)
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