NAME

     random — random lines from a file or random numbers

SYNOPSIS

     random [-er] [denominator]

DESCRIPTION

     random reads lines from the standard input and copies them to the standard output with a
     probability of 1/denominator.  The default value for denominator is 2.

     The options are as follows:

     -e      If the -e option is specified, random does not read or write anything, and simply
             exits with a random exit value of 0 to denominator-1, inclusive.

     -r      The -r option guarantees that the output is unbuffered.

SEE ALSO

     fortune(6)