Hi there I am trying to generate a random number between 40 and 70 using the shell here is my code so far and it keeps going above 70. all help much appreciated!
Hi,
I am having trouble with generating random numbers. can this be done with awk?
So I have a file that looks like this:
23 30
24 40
26 34
So column1 is start and column2 is end. I want to generate 3 random #'s between start and stop:
So the output will look like this:
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Im new to C, and Im having a hard time getting a random number.
In bash, I would do something similar to the following to get a random number;
#!/bin/bash
seed1=$RANDOM
seed2=$RANDOM
seed3=$RANDOM
SEED=`expr $seed1 * $seed2 / $seed3`
echo ${SEED%.*}
Now, in online examples... (4 Replies)
Hi All,
I have extracted some report from database for few activities done.
Now I have a requirement to add some random time(In range of 10-35) in front of each activity.
Can be generated random numbers in any bash/sh shell within a given number range, let's say in between 10-30.
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Hello All, I am stuck up in a program where the rand functions ends up giving all the same integers. Tried sleep, but the numbers turned out to be same... Can anyone help me out how to fix this issue ? I have called the srand once in the program, but I feel like when I call fork the child process... (5 Replies)
Hi,
Do anybody knows how to use awk or any command to random print out 1000 number which start from range 1 to 150000?
I know that "rand" in awk can do similar random selection.
But I have no idea how to write a code that can random pick 1000 number from range 1 to 150000 :confused:
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Having a hard time with this. Very new to scripting and linux. Spent all sunday trying to do this. Appreciate some help and maybe help breaking down what the syntax does.
Create a Bash program. It should have the following properties
• Creates a secret number between 1 and 100
i. The... (3 Replies)
Hi,
How can I generate a string of random characters (alpha+numeric) of a particular length ?
For e.g. for
n=5, output = 'kasjf'
n=10, output = 'hedbcd902k'
Also, please let me know if random (valid) dates could also be generated.
Thanks (7 Replies)
Hi Guys and gals...
As you know I am getting to grips with POSIX and hit this stumbling block.
Generating two random numbers 0 to 255 POSIXly. Speed in not important hence the 'sleep 1' command.
I have done a demo that works, but it sure is ugly! Is there a better way?
#!/bin/sh
# Random... (12 Replies)
Discussion started by: wisecracker
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crypt::openssl::random
Random(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Random(3)NAME
Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA - RSA encoding and decoding, using the openSSL libraries
Crypt::OpenSSL::Random - Routines for accessing the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator
SYNOPSIS
use Crypt::OpenSSL::Random;
Crypt::OpenSSL::Random::random_seed($good_random_data);
Crypt::OpenSSL::Random::random_egd("/tmp/entropy");
Crypt::OpenSSL::Random::random_status() or
die "Unable to sufficiently seed the random number generator".
my $ten_good_random_bytes = Crypt::OpenSSL::Random::random_bytes(10);
my $ten_ok_random_bytes = Crypt::OpenSSL::Random::random_pseudo_bytes(10);
DESCRIPTION
Crypt::OpenSSL::Random provides the ability to seed and query the OpenSSL library's pseudo-random number generator
EXPORT
None by default.
Static Methods
random_bytes
This function, returns a specified number of cryptographically strong pseudo-random bytes from the PRNG. If the PRNG has not been
seeded with enough randomness to ensure an unpredictable byte sequence, then a false value is returned.
random_pseudo_bytes
This function, is similar to c<random_bytes>, but the resulting sequence of bytes are not necessarily unpredictable. They can be used
for non-cryptographic purposes and for certain purposes in cryptographic protocols, but usually not for key generation etc.
random_seed
This function seeds the PRNG with a supplied string of bytes. It returns true if the PRNG has sufficient seeding. Note: calling this
function with non-random bytes is of limited value at best!
random_egd
This function seeds the PRNG with data from the specified entropy gathering daemon. Returns the number of bytes read from the daemon
on succes, or -1 if not enough bytes were read, or if the connection to the daemon failed.
random_status
This function returns true if the PRNG has sufficient seeding.
BUGS
Because of the internal workings of OpenSSL's random library, the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) accessed by Crypt::OpenSSL::Random
will be different than the one accessed by any other perl module. Hence, to use a module such as Crypt::OpenSSL::Random, you will need to
seed the PRNG used there from one used here. This class is still advantageous, however, as it centralizes other methods, such as
random_egd, in one place.
AUTHOR
Ian Robertson, iroberts@cpan.com
SEE ALSO perl(1), rand(3), RAND_add(3), RAND_egd(3), RAND_bytes(3).
POD ERRORS
Hey! The above document had some coding errors, which are explained below:
Around line 62:
'=item' outside of any '=over'
Around line 93:
You forgot a '=back' before '=head1'
perl v5.16.3 2007-05-20 Random(3)