Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 SMI; site sun.uucp Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decvax!decwrl!sun!guy From: guy@sun.uucp (Guy Harris) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: Is there a UNIX SVR2 random/srandom equivalent? Message-ID: <2399@sun.uucp> Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 19:01:37 EDT Article-I.D.: sun.2399 Posted: Mon Jul 8 19:01:37 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jul-85 00:25:27 EDT References: <1244@hound.UUCP> <11392@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Lines: 10 > > 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