Command line GUID for Unix and Windows?

Question

Is there a command line tool for Unix and Windows that uses the same algorithm to create GUIDs for both platforms?

Answer 1

Something useful to know:

The byte order of Guid.ToByteArray() in C# and the SQL Server GUID type is:

        { 3, 2, 1, 0, 5, 4, 7, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 };

An Oracle GUID created using SYS_GUID() and stored as RAW[16] is ordered:

        { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 };

You may find this online GUID converter handy. I'm not sure if the source is available for your own use, but it shouldn't be too hard to figure it out.