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Rand rand function is used in C to generate random numbers. If we generate a sequence of random number with rand function, it will create the same sequence again and again every time program runs. I'm looking for ways to use /dev/random (or /dev/urandom) from the command line.In particular, I'd like to know how to use such a stream as stdin to write streams of random numbers to stdout (one number per line). I'm interested in random numbers for all the numeric types that the machine's architecture supports natively.

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  1. C library function - rand - The C library function int rand(void) returns a pseudo-random number in the range of 0 to RANDMAX.
  2. If you want to generate random numbers from 0 to 99 then RANDMAX will be 100. Both functions are declared in stdlib.h header file, so you have to include this header file in program’s header inclusion section. Generate random numbers example in C .
  3. Jun 23, 2017  rand rand function is used in C to generate random numbers. If we generate a sequence of random number with rand function, it will create the same sequence again and again every time program runs.
  4. C library function - rand - The C library function int rand(void) returns a pseudo-random number in the range of 0 to RANDMAX.
  5. The file /dev/random has major device number 1 and minor device number 8. The file /dev/urandom has major device number 1 and minor device number 9. The random number generator gathers environmental noise from device drivers.
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Description

The C library function int rand(void) returns a pseudo-random number in the range of 0 to RAND_MAX.

RAND_MAX is a constant whose default value may vary between implementations but it is granted to be at least 32767.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for rand() function.

Parameters

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Return Value

This function returns an integer value between 0 and RAND_MAX.

Example

The following example shows the usage of rand() function.

Let us compile and run the above program that will produce the following result −

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Description

The C library function void srand(unsigned int seed) seeds the random number generator used by the function rand.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for srand() function.

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Parameters

  • seed − This is an integer value to be used as seed by the pseudo-random number generator algorithm.

Return Value

This function does not return any value.

Example

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The following example shows the usage of srand() function.

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Let us compile and run the above program that will produce the following result −

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