random(1XNX)        (XENIX System Compatibility)        random(1XNX)


       NAME
             random - (XENIX) generate a random number

       SYNOPSIS
             random [-s] [scale]

       DESCRIPTION
             random generates a random number on the standard output, and
             returns the number as its exit value.  By default, this number
             is either 0 or 1.  If scale is given a value between 1 and
             255, then the range of the random value is from 0 to scale.
             If scale is greater than 255, an error message is printed.

             When the -s (silent) option is given, then the random number
             is returned as an exit value, but is not printed on the
             standard output.  If an error occurs, random returns an exit
             value of zero.

       REFERENCES
             rand(3C)

       NOTICES
             This command does not perform any floating point computations.
             random uses the time of day as a seed.
























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