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NAME

       petname  -  utility to generate "pet names", consisting of a random combination of adverbs, an adjective,
       and a proper name

SYNOPSIS

       petname [-w|--words INT] [-s|--separator STR]

OPTIONS

           -w|--words            number of words in the name, default is 2
           -s|--separator        string used to separate name words, default is '-'
           -d|--dir               directory  containing  adverbs.txt,  adjectives.txt,  names.txt,  default   is
       /usr/share/petname/

DESCRIPTION

       This  utility  will generate "pet names", consisting of a random combination of an adverb, adjective, and
       proper name.  These are useful for unique hostnames, for instance.

       The default packaging contains about 2000 names, 1300 adjectives, and 4000 adverbs,  yielding  nearly  10
       billion unique combinations, covering over 32 bits of unique namespace.

       As such, PetName tries to follow the tenets of Zooko's triangle.  Names are:

        - human meaningful
        - decentralized
        - secure

EXAMPLES

           $ petname
           wiggly-Anna

           $ petname --words 1
           Marco

           $ petname --words 3
           quickly-scornful-Johnathan

           $ petname --words 4
           dolorously-leisurely-wee-Susan

           $ petname --separator ":"
           hospitable:Isla

           $ petname --separator "" --words 3
           adeptlystaticNicole

AUTHOR

       This  manpage  and  the  utility  were  written by Dustin Kirkland <dustin.kirkland@gmail.com> for Ubuntu
       systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is  granted  to  copy,  distribute  and/or  modify  this
       document and the utility under the terms of the Apache2 License.

       The  complete  text  of  the  Apache2  License  can  be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/Apache-2.0 on
       Debian/Ubuntu systems.