[#RAND_keep_random_devices_open]
= RAND&lowbar;keep&lowbar;random&lowbar;devices&lowbar;open
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Keep OS random devices open across forks when `keep` is nonzero&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;openssl&sol;rand&period;h&gt;`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
void
RAND&lowbar;keep&lowbar;random&lowbar;devices&lowbar;open(int keep);
----

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *keep*
| Nonzero to retain open &sol;dev&sol;urandom&hyphen;style descriptors&semi; zero to allow close&hyphen;on&hyphen;fork&period;
|===


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