.TH RAND 3C "19 January 1983"
rand, srand \- random number generator
The newer random(3) should be used in new applications;
rand remains for compatibilty.
uses a multiplicative congruential
with period 2\u\s732\s0\d
to return successive pseudo-random
numbers in the range from 0 to 2\u\s731\s10\d\-1.
The generator is reinitialized by calling
It can be set to a random starting point by calling
with whatever you like as argument.