RANDOM(3F)                           BSD                            RANDOM(3F)



NAME
     random, drandm, irandm - better random number generator

SYNOPSIS
     function irandm (iflag)

     function random (iflag)

     double precision function drandm (iflag)

DESCRIPTION
     These functions use random(3) to generate sequences of random numbers,
     and should be used rather than the older functions described in rand(3f).
     If iflag is nonzero, it is used as a new seed for the random number
     generator, and the first new random value is returned.

     irandm returns positive integers in the range 0 through 2147483647 (
     2**31-1).  random and drandm return values in the range 0. through 1.0 by
     dividing the integer random number from random(3) by 2147483647 .

FILES
     /usr/lib/libF77.a

SEE ALSO
     random(3)