tldr/pages/linux/genid.md

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genid

Generate IDs, such as snowflakes, UUIDs, and a new GAID. More information: https://github.com/bleonard252/genid.

  • Generate a UUIDv4:

genid uuid

  • Generate a UUIDv5 using a namespace UUID and a specific name:

genid uuidv5 {{ce598faa-8dd0-49ee-8525-9e24fff71dca}} {{name}}

  • Generate a Discord Snowflake, without a trailing newline (useful in shell scripts):

genid --script snowflake

  • Generate a Generic Anonymous ID with a specific "real ID":

genid gaid {{real_id}}

  • Generate a Snowflake with the epoch set to a specific date:

genid snowflake --epoch={{unix_epoch_time}}