genid
Generate unique identifiers (UUIDs) for resources
TLDR
Generate a UUIDv4
Generate a UUIDv5 using a namespace UUID and a specific name
Generate a Discord Snowflake, without a trailing newline (useful in shell scripts)
Generate a Generic Anonymous ID with a specific "real ID"
Generate a Snowflake with the epoch set to a specific date
SYNOPSIS
genid [OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS]
DESCRIPTION
The genid command does not appear in standard Linux distributions (e.g., Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Arch) or core utilities like util-linux, coreutils, or procps-ng. No man page (man genid) or info documentation exists. It may be a custom script, part of niche software (e.g., container tools, custom ID generators), a kernel-internal feature misidentified as a command, or a misspelling of uuidgen (UUID generator) or similar. Check local installation with which genid or locate genid. If present, it likely generates unique identifiers for processes, namespaces, or systems, but usage is unspecified without source.
CAVEATS
Not found in standard repositories; may require specific package installation or indicate error. Avoid assuming functionality without documentation.
Potential security risk if from untrusted source.
ALTERNATIVES
Use uuidgen for RFC 4122 UUIDs: uuidgen -r (random).
id for user/group IDs: id -u (UID).
seq for numeric sequences.
DETECTION
Search packages: apt search genid (Debian/Ubuntu), dnf search genid (Fedora), or pacman -Ss genid (Arch).
Kernel context: Check cgroup/namespace files like /proc/[pid]/ns.
HISTORY
No documented history; absent from Linux command lineage since early kernels. Possibly project-specific or deprecated.
SEE ALSO
uuidgen(1), id(1), seq(1), systemd-machine-id-setup(8)
