RAND(3) Library Functions Manual RAND(3)
NAME
rand, srand - random number generator
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
void srand(unsigned seed)
unsigned rand(void)
DESCRIPTION
Rand uses a multiplicative congruential random number generator with period 2**32 to return successive pseudo-random numbers in the range
from 0 to RAND_MAX.
The generator is reinitialized by calling srand with 1 as argument. It can be set to a random starting point by calling srand with what-
ever you like as argument.
SEE ALSO
random(3).
7th Edition September 29, 1985 RAND(3)
