export RANDOM=(any number between 0-32767)
#This initialises RANDOM
echo $RANDOM
#Spits out a random number (between 0-32767)
afaik there is no way to generate a completely random number with a
computer apart from bombarding it with xrays and reading a section of
memory
johno
On Sun, 25 Feb 2001 20:28:52 Ruairi Newman wrote:
> Hi all,
>> Can anyone tell me what the quickest cleanest way to generate a
> completely random number in a bash shell script is?
>> Rgds,
>> Ruairi
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