RANDOM(6)

RANDOM(6) | 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 standard 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 anything, 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)

March 20, 2007 | NetBSD 7.0