RAND(3C)                             BSD                              RAND(3C)



NAME
     rand, srand - random number generator

SYNOPSIS
     srand(seed)
     int seed;

     rand()

DESCRIPTION
     The newer random(3) should be used in new applications; rand remains for
     compatibilty.

     rand uses a multiplicative congruential random number generator with
     period 2**32 to return successive pseudo-random numbers in the range from
     0 to (2**31)-1

     The generator is reinitialized by calling srand with 1 as argument.  It
     can be set to a random starting point by calling srand with whatever you
     like as argument.

SEE ALSO
     random(3)