RIG - Random Identity Generator
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Description
Rig is a utility that will piece together a random first name, last name, street number and address,
along with a geographically consistant (ie, they all match the same area) city, state, ZIP code, and area
code.
It is suitable for such applications as feeding the NY times registration page to fend off junk (snail)
mail and telemarketers, or for registering on BBS's to which you don't wish to reveal your real
information.
Files
/usr/share/rig/locdata.idx
/usr/share/rig/street.idx
/usr/share/rig/fnames.idx
/usr/share/rig/mnames.idx
/usr/share/rig/lnames.idx
History
Based on "fake" written for MS-DOS. Unfortunately the author and publish date are unknown.
First UNIX version written from scratch in 1999.
This manpage based on RIG version 1.10.
Name
RIG - Random Identity Generator
Options
-f, -m Respectively, use female and male names. If neither or both options are selected, RIG uses both
female and male names.
-ddatadir
Use data files found in datadir. Without this option, the default directory of /usr/share/rig is
assumed.
-cnum Output num identities. Default is 1.
Usage
rig [ -f | -m ] [ -ddatadir ] [ -cnum ]
