#!/usr/bin/env zsh
#
# Usage: genpass-monkey [NUM]
#
# Generate a password made of 26 alphanumeric characters
# with the security margin of at least 128 bits.
#
# Example password: nz5ej2kypkvcw0rn5cvhs6qxtm
#
# If given a numerical argument, generate that many passwords.

emulate -L zsh -o no_unset -o warn_create_global -o warn_nested_var

if [[ ARGC -gt 1 || ${1-1} != ${~:-<1-$((16#7FFFFFFF))>} ]]; then
  print -ru2 -- "usage: $0 [NUM]"
  return 1
fi

zmodload zsh/system || return

{
  local -r chars=abcdefghjkmnpqrstvwxyz0123456789
  local c
  repeat ${1-1}; do
    repeat 26; do
      sysread -s1 c || return
      # There is uniform because $#chars divides 256.
      print -rn -- $chars[#c%$#chars+1]
    done
    print
  done
} </dev/urandom