uuid_get command

Purpose

Generates Universal Unique Identifiers (UUIDs).

Syntax

uuid_get [ -n count ] [ -o outfile ] [ -c ]

Description

The uuid_get command generates UUIDs. By default, the uuid_get command generates a hexa-string representation of a UUID. You can use the uuid_get command along with the -c option to generate source-code representation of UUIDs.

Flags

-n count: Generates number of UUIDs that is specified in the count parameter. The value of the count parameter must be greater than zero.
-o outfile: Redirects the generated UUID to an output file that is specified by using the outfile parameter.
-c: Generates a C programming source-code representation of a UUID.

Examples

To generate a hexa-string representation of a UUID, enter the following command:
```
#uuid_get
```
An output similar to the following example is displayed:
```
6ae84954-9ef6-11e6-8003-3a0ea8d2f402
```
To generate a C programming source-code representation of a UUID, enter the following command:
```
#uuid_get -c
```
An output similar to the following example is displayed:
```
{ 0xd966286a,
  0x9ef6,
  0x11e6,
  0x8004,
  {0x3a, 0x0e, 0xa8, 0xd2, 0xf4, 0x02} };
```

To generate 5 UUIDs by using a single command, enter the following command:

# ./uuid_gen -n 5

An output similar to the following example is displayed:

ba4dae20-f6d7-11e5-8007-3a0ea8d2f402
ba4daf56-f6d7-11e5-8007-3a0ea8d2f402
ba4dafe2-f6d7-11e5-8007-3a0ea8d2f402
ba4db06e-f6d7-11e5-8007-3a0ea8d2f402
ba4db0fa-f6d7-11e5-8007-3a0ea8d2f402