[Bug 1393915] Re: uuidgen --random requires an argument

[Martin Pitt]

This indeed happens in 14.04 LTS, but is fixed with util-linux 2.25 in
Ubuntu 14.10 and vivid.

** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Fix Released

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Title:
  uuidgen --random requires an argument

Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  The man page of 'uuidgen' reports the options -r and --random as
  equivalent:

         -r, --random
                Generate a random-based UUID.  This method creates a UUID consisting  mostly  of  random
                bits.   It  requires that the operating system have a high quality random number genera‐
                tor, such as /dev/random.

  But --random requires an argument:

  kurt at rodin:~$ uuidgen -r
  4aca676a-a3f1-4217-a35d-031c376c6274
  kurt at rodin:~$ uuidgen --random
  uuidgen: option '--random' requires an argument

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