RAND
Section: Compatibility Functions (3C)
Updated: September 29, 1985
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NAME
rand, srand - random number generator
SYNOPSIS
srand(seed)
int seed;
rand()
DESCRIPTION
The newer random(3) should be used in new applications;
rand remains for compatibilty.
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 whatever you like as argument.
SEE ALSO
random(3)
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