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1.1       root        1: .\"    @(#)rand.3c     6.2 (Berkeley) 9/29/85
                      2: .\"
                      3: .TH RAND 3C "September 29, 1985"
                      4: .AT 3
                      5: .SH NAME
                      6: rand, srand \- random number generator
                      7: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      8: .nf
                      9: .B srand(seed)
                     10: .B int seed;
                     11: .PP
                     12: .B rand()
                     13: .fi
                     14: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     15: .ft B
                     16: The newer random(3) should be used in new applications;
                     17: rand remains for compatibilty.
                     18: .ft R
                     19: .PP
                     20: .I Rand
                     21: uses a multiplicative congruential
                     22: random number generator with period
                     23: .if t 2\u\s732\s0\d
                     24: .if n 2**32
                     25: to return successive pseudo-random
                     26: numbers in the range from 0 to
                     27: .if t 2\u\s731\s10\d\(mi1.
                     28: .if n (2**31)\(mi1
                     29: .PP
                     30: The generator is reinitialized by calling
                     31: .I srand
                     32: with 1 as argument.
                     33: It can be set to a random starting point by calling
                     34: .I srand
                     35: with whatever you like as argument.
                     36: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     37: random(3)

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