RANDOM(C)                XENIX System V                 RANDOM(C)



     Name
          random - Generates a random number.

     Syntax
          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 (i.e., scale is 1 by default).  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, 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.

     See Also
          rand(S)

     Notes
          This command does not perform any floating point
          computations.

          random uses the time of day as a seed.




























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