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-.\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
+.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991 The Regents of the University of California.

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-.\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
+.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
+.\" the American National Standards Committee X3, on Information
+.\" Processing Systems.

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-.TH RAND 3 ""
-.AT 3
-.SH NAME
-rand, srand \- bad random number generator
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.nf
-.ft B
-void
-srand(seed)
-unsigned int seed;
-
-rand()
-.fi
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.ft B
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+.\"     @(#)rand.3     6.7 (Berkeley) 6/29/91
+.\"
+.Dd June 29, 1991
+.Dt RAND 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm rand ,
+.Nm srand
+.Nd bad random number generator
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <stdlib.h>
+.Ft void
+.Fn srand "unsigned seed"
+.Ft int
+.Fn rand void
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Bf -symbolic

 These interfaces are obsoleted by random(3).
 These interfaces are obsoleted by random(3).

-.ft R
-.PP
+.Ef
+.Pp

 The
 The

-.I rand
+.Fn rand

 function computes a sequence of pseudo-random integers in the range
 of 0 to
 function computes a sequence of pseudo-random integers in the range
 of 0 to

-.I RAND_MAX
-(as defined by the header file <stdlib.h>).
-.PP
+.Dv RAND_MAX
+(as defined by the header file
+.Aq Pa stdlib.h ) .
+.Pp

 The
 The

-.I srand
+.Fn srand

 function sets its argument as the seed for a new sequence of
 pseudo-random numbers to be returned by
 function sets its argument as the seed for a new sequence of
 pseudo-random numbers to be returned by

-.IR rand .
+.Fn rand .

 These sequences are repeatable by calling
 These sequences are repeatable by calling

-.I srand
+.Fn srand

 with the same seed value.
 with the same seed value.

-.PP
+.Pp

 If no seed value is provided, the functions are automatically
 seeded with a value of 1.
 If no seed value is provided, the functions are automatically
 seeded with a value of 1.

-.SH STANDARDS
-.B Rand
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr random 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Fn rand

 and
 and

-.B srand
-conform to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-random(3)
+.Fn srand
+functions
+conform to
+.St -ansiC .