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

[Kurt Huwig]

Sorry for missing the release. I am using 14.04 LTS.

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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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