RANDOM(6) BSD 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
fortune(6)
BSD
March 31, 1994 BSD
