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\section random random - generate random number
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\subsection random-synopsis Synopsis
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<tt>random [SEED]</tt>
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\subsection random-description Description
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The \c random command is used to generate a random number in the
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interval 0<=N<32767. If an argument is given, it is used to seed the
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random number generator. This can be useful for debugging purposes,
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where it can be desirable to get the same random number sequence
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multiple times. If the random number generator is called without first
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seeding it, the current time will be used as the seed.
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\subsection random-example Example
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The following code will count down from a random number to 1:
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for i in (seq (random) -1 1)
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echo $i
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sleep
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end
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</pre>
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