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RANDOM(6)                     NetBSD Games Manual                    RANDOM(6)


NAME

     random -- random lines from a file or random numbers


SYNOPSIS

     random [-er] [denominator]


DESCRIPTION

     random reads lines from the standard input and copies them to the stan-
     dard output with a probability of 1/denominator.  The default value for
     denominator is 2.

     The options are as follows:

     -e      If the -e option is specified, random does not read or write any-
             thing, and simply exits with a random exit value of 0 to
             denominator-1, inclusive.

     -r      The -r option guarantees that the output is unbuffered.


SEE ALSO

     shuffle(1), fortune(6)

NetBSD 10.99                    March 20, 2007                    NetBSD 10.99