RAND(3) GENIX Programmer's Manual RAND(3)
NAME
rand, srand - random number generator
SYNOPSIS
srand(seed)
int seed;
rand()
DESCRIPTION
Rand uses a multiplicative congruential random number generator with
period 2^32 to return successive pseudo-random numbers in the range
from 0 to 2^31 - 1.
The generator is reinitialized by calling srand with 1 as argument.
It can be set to a random starting point by calling srand with what-
ever you like as argument.
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