NAME
random
- random lines from a file or random numbers
SYNOPSIS
random
[-er]
[denominator]
DESCRIPTION
random
reads lines from the standard input and copies them to the standard
output with a probability of 1/denominator.
The default value for
denominator
is 2.
The options are as follows:
- -e
-
If the
-e
option is specified,
random
does not read or write anything, and simply exits with a random
exit value of 0 to
denominator-1,
inclusive.
- -r
-
The
-r
option guarantees that the output is unbuffered.
SEE ALSO
shuffle(1),
fortune(6)