RANDOM(6) BSD Reference Manual RANDOM(6) NNAAMMEE rraannddoomm - random lines from a file or random numbers SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS rraannddoomm [--eerr] [_d_e_n_o_m_i_n_a_t_o_r] DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN RRaannddoomm reads lines from the standard input and copies them to the stan- dard output with a probability of 1/denominator. The default value for _d_e_n_o_m_i_n_a_t_o_r is 2. The options are as follows: --ee If the --ee option is specified, rraannddoomm does not read or write any- thing, and simply exits with a random exit value of 0 to _d_e_n_o_m_i_n_a_t_o_r - 1, inclusive. --rr The --rr option guarantees that the output is unbuffered. SSEEEE AALLSSOO fortune(6) 4th Berkeley Distribution March 31, 1994 1