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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+rng command
+===========
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+
+::
+
+ rng [devnum [n]]
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The *rng* command reads the random number generator(RNG) device and
+prints the random bytes read on the console. A maximum of 64 bytes can
+be read in one invocation of the command.
+
+devnum
+ The RNG device from which the random bytes are to be
+ read. Defaults to 0.
+
+n
+ Number of random bytes to be read and displayed on the
+ console. Default value is 0x40. Max value is 0x40.