A bin/pwgen

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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# generate a password of N length
+
+pass_length="$1"
+
+# Regarding usage of '/dev/urandom' instead of '/dev/random'.
+# See: https://www.2uo.de/myths-about-urandom
+pass=$(LC_ALL=C tr -dc "_A-Z-a-z-0-9" 2> /dev/null < /dev/urandom |
+    dd ibs=1 obs=1 count="${pass_length:-50}" 2>/dev/null)
+printf "$pass\n"