ns_rand(3aolserv) [debian man page]

ns_rand(3aolserver)					    AOLserver Built-In Commands 				       ns_rand(3aolserver)

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NAME

       ns_rand - commands

SYNOPSIS

       ns_rand ?max?
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DESCRIPTION

       ns_rand	generates  a  cryptographically-secure random number.  If max is not specified, the random number is a floating-point value n such
       that 0.0 <= n < 1.0.

       If max is specified, it must be a positive integer between 0 and 2147483647.  The return value is an integer value such that 0 <= n <= (max
       - 1).

       Internally  ns_rand is implemented with the drand48(3) and lrand48(3) standard library functions.  An internal random seed is generated the
       first time ns_rand is called after the server starts.

EXAMPLES

	nscp> ns_rand
	0.39938485692

	nscp> ns_rand 10
	7

SEE ALSO

       nsd(1), info(n), drand48(3), lrand48(3)

KEYWORDS

AOLserver								4.0						       ns_rand(3aolserver)

ns_tmp(3aolserver)					    AOLserver Built-In Commands 					ns_tmp(3aolserver)

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NAME

       ns_mktemp, ns_tmpnam - commands

SYNOPSIS

       ns_mktemp template

       ns_tmpnam
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DESCRIPTION

       ns_mktemp  returns  a unique filename based on the template you specify.  ns_tmpnam returns a filename that can safely be used for a tempo-
       rary file.

       The template for ns_mktemp should contain a string with six trailing Xs, which will be replaced with an alpha-numeric string of six charac-
       ters chosen to make the filename unique.  If template does not end with six trailing Xs the empty string will be returned.

       ns_tmpnam  calls  the  tmpnam()	C  library function, and the results will depend on your operating system.  On Irix, for example, tmpnam()
       always generate a file name using the path-prefix defined as P_tmpdir in the header file which is "/var/tmp/".

EXAMPLES

	nscp> ns_tmpnam ;# On Linux
	/tmp/filevuLwaE

	nscp> ns_mktemp /tmp/foobar.XXXXXX
	/tmp/foobar.p6SlaC

SEE ALSO

       nsd(1), mktemp(3), tmpnam(3)

KEYWORDS

AOLserver								4.0							ns_tmp(3aolserver)