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1.1       root        1: .TH RAND 3C "19 January 1983"
                      2: .SH NAME
                      3: rand, srand \- random number generator
                      4: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      5: .nf
                      6: .B srand(seed)
                      7: .B int seed;
                      8: .PP
                      9: .B rand()
                     10: .fi
                     11: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     12: .ft B
                     13: The newer random(3) should be used in new applications;
                     14: rand remains for compatibilty.
                     15: .ft R
                     16: .PP
                     17: .I Rand
                     18: uses a multiplicative congruential
                     19: random number generator
1.1.1.2 ! root       20: with period 2**32
1.1       root       21: to return successive pseudo-random
1.1.1.2 ! root       22: numbers in the range from 0 to 2**31-1.
1.1       root       23: .PP
                     24: The generator is reinitialized by calling
                     25: .I srand
                     26: with 1 as argument.
                     27: It can be set to a random starting point by calling
                     28: .I srand
                     29: with whatever you like as argument.
                     30: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     31: random(3)

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