bsd man page for srand

Query: srand

OS: bsd

Section: 3c

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RAND(3C)																  RAND(3C)

NAME
rand, srand - random number generator
SYNOPSIS
srand(seed) int seed; rand()
DESCRIPTION
The newer random(3) should be used in new applications; rand remains for compatibilty. Rand uses a multiplicative congruential random number generator with period 2**32 to return successive pseudo-random numbers in the range from 0 to (2**31)-1 on the VAX, and (2**15)-1 on the PDP-11. 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(3C)
Related Man Pages
rand(3) - mojave
rand_r(3) - mojave
srand(3) - mojave
rand(3ucb) - opensolaris
srand(3ucb) - opensolaris
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