util-linux/misc-utils/mcookie.1

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.\" mcookie.1 --
.\" Public Domain 1995 Rickard E. Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu)
.TH MCOOKIE 1 "12 Feb 1995" "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
mcookie \- generate magic cookies for xauth
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mcookie
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B mcookie
generates a 128-bit random hexadecimal number for use with the X authority
system. Typical usage:
.RS
xauth add :0 . `mcookie`
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR X (1),
.BR xauth (1)