Generate N random

random.sh

# character set to use for generating passwords
chars=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ!@#$%

# how many passwords to generate
count=100

n=0
while [ $n -le $count ] ; do

        for i in {1..12} ; do  #### 12 defines the max size of the passwords
                echo -n ${chars:RANDOM%${#chars}:1}
        done
        ((n++))
        echo

done