RANDOM(1)

NAME
random - generates a random number between two specified values

SYNOPSIS

random [-s seed] [-g [-c center]] [-u] [-v] low high

DESCRIPTION

random generates a random number between the two values given by low and high, which are required arguments. The number can be uniform across the entire range or it can be a gaussian distribution around the center of the range (or a named center).

The -s option specifies what integer seed to use to prime the random number generator.

The -u option specifies that the random number distribution should be uniform across the low-to-high range. The -g option specifies that the random number distribution should be a gaussian distribution around a default or named center, specified with the -c option. If neither -u nor -g is specified, -u will be used.

The -v option specifies verbose diagnostic output.

EXAMPLES

    random 0 100
    random -g 40 2000

AUTHOR

BRL-CAD Team

COPYRIGHT

This software is Copyright (c) 2010-2023 by the United States Government as represented by U.S. Army Research Laboratory.

BUG REPORTS

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org