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If you need to generate a list of names and addresses to test an application or a script that you re working on, Linux can make that surprisingly easy. There s a command called rig that will create name, address and phone number listings. As far as I can tell, out of the box, it only works with U.S. addresses and area codes. However, if this is indeed the case, you might be able to work around this problem.
To use the
rig command, you can just type rig on the command line, and a single name and address will be generated. You will see something like this: