Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!decwrl!sun!amdahl!gam From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (G A Moffett) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: Is there a UNIX SVR2 random/srandom equivalent? (manuals) Message-ID: <1767@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 02:52:55 EDT Article-I.D.: amdahl.1767 Posted: Wed Jul 10 02:52:55 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Jul-85 04:11:01 EDT References: <1244@hound.UUCP> <11392@brl-tgr.ARPA> <2399@sun.uucp> Reply-To: gam@amdahl.UUCP (G A Moffett) Organization: Blue Mouse Trailer Resort, Hellmouth, CA Lines: 25 Keywords: unix flavors, manuals Summary: get several sets of manuals In article <2399@sun.uucp> guy@sun.uucp (Guy Harris) writes: >> > Does anyone know what I should use in place of random and srandom? >> >> Lesson # 3. Using the manual: > >Using the System V manual isn't sufficient; you need the 4.2BSD manual to >tell you what "random" does in the first place. The guy may not have a >4.2BSD manual, in which case telling him to "use the manual" doesn't help >much. > > Guy Harris Guy raises an important point: If you are going to be working around Unix for a while it is a good idea to have available to you manuals of the various versions, especially SVR2, 4.[12] BSD, and Version 7. As in this example there are compatible routines with different names, and it just takes a bit of effort to figure these things out. If you don't already have these references available to you, it is *well worth* the investment to have them. Ecclectic knowledge of Unix (of anything?) is a good thing. -- Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,sun}!amdahl!gam