[#RAND_load_file]
= RAND_load_file
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Mix up to `max_bytes` of file `file` into the PRNG seed pool.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/rand.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
int
RAND_load_file(
    char const* file,
    long max_bytes);
----

== Return Value

Number of bytes read, or a negative value on error.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *file*
| Path of the seed file to read.
| *max_bytes*
| Maximum bytes to read, or ‐1 to read the whole file.
|===


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