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Update man page for puttygen --random-device.

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@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ the following section.
\S{puttygen-manpage-options} OPTIONS
In the first phase, \c{puttygen} either loads or generates a key.
Note that generating a key requires random data (from
\c{/dev/random}), which can cause \c{puttygen} to pause, possibly for
some time if your system does not have much randomness available.
Note that generating a key requires random data, which can cause
\c{puttygen} to pause, possibly for some time if your system does
not have much randomness available.
The options to control this phase are:
@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ and \c{rsa1} (to generate SSH-1 keys).
\s{CAUTION:} If the passphrase is important, the file should be stored
on a temporary filesystem or else securely erased after use.
\dt \cw{\-\-random\-device} \e{device}
\dd Specify device to read entropy from (default \c{/dev/random}).
In the second phase, \c{puttygen} optionally alters properties of
the key it has loaded or generated. The options to control this are: