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NAME

       RIG - Random Identity Generator

USAGE

       rig [ -f | -m ] [ -d datadir ] [ -c num ]

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.

OPTIONS

       -f, -m Respectively, use female and male names. If neither or both options are selected,  RIG  uses  both
              female and male names.

       -d datadir
              Use  data  files found in datadir. Without this option, the default directory of /usr/share/rig is
              assumed.

       -c num Output num identities. Default is 1.

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.

AUTHORS

       UNIX version (c) 1999-2002 Ian Turner with contributions from Ian Prowell, Nick Rusnov, and  Schneelocke.
       Geography  Database is from the original version and I believe it to be held in the public domain.  Names
       database is from the US Census at http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/ , courtesy of Trent Stanley.

       Send all comments and bug-reports to:

       vectro@RIG.sourceforge.net

                                                   4 JUN 2002                                             RIG(6)