rand(1)

📦 version 1.0.4, in ubuntu jammy

🌸 rand(1) — bestie, it's the USER COMMANDS era

okay so you opened the manual for rand, which lives in section 1 of the manual pages (that's the "user commands" girlies, the ones you just run in your shell) 💅 and I am SO glad you're here, because this little program is genuinely iconic and also deeply unhinged in the best way.

✨ NAME ✨

rand — display a random numbers 🎲

(yes, "a random numbers", we do not fix the grammar, we respect the original, periodt 💖)

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

rand [OPTION]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. you run rand, you optionally pass it options, it gives you numbers. slay. 🦋

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Write random numbers to standard output.

like. that's the entire job description. it writes random numbers to standard output and then it goes home. main character energy honestly 👑

✨ OPTIONS ✨

okay here's the menu bestie, every single one, no skips, no cuts 🎀

  • -N count — the count of random numbers. you want more numbers? you say how many. that's the count of random numbers. 🌈
  • -e — enable interpretation of backslash escapes. the escapes get interpreted. ✨
  • -E — disable interpretation of backslash escapes. this is the default, so if you do nothing, escapes are NOT interpreted. lowkey the chill setting 😌
  • -M, --max number — the limit of the random numbers (default 32576). yes, three-two-five-seven-six, that's the default cap, no I will not be taking questions 💀
  • -u, --unique — generate unique numbers (non duplicate values). no repeats, no copies, everyone gets their own moment 🌟
  • -f — generate float numbers from 0 to 1. decimals!! tiny little numbers!! obsessed 🍓
  • -p precision — the precision of float numbers (activates -f). so it just turns floats on for you, she's helpful like that 🫶
  • -s number — the seed for the random numbers generator (default time(NULL)). set it and your randomness becomes reproducible, which is either very cool or very ominous, you decide 🔮
  • -d STRING — delimiter between the numbers (default SPACE). pick what goes between them, default is just a space, simple, clean, elegant 💅
  • --eof STRING — What to print at the end of the program (default newline). the goodbye message. the mic drop. the final word 🌙
  • --bof STRING — What to print at the beginning of the program (default nothing). the entrance. the "hey bestie" before the numbers show up 🎬
  • --mask STRING — Mask the numbers (integer only) and display characters according to the mask. note the integer-only thing, floats are not invited to this party 🙈
  • --version — output version information and exit. she tells you who she is and then she leaves 👋
heads up babe: --mask is integer only. do not try to mask your floats, it will not go well.

✨ AUTHOR ✨

Written by Guduleasa Alexandru Ionut. 🫡

✨ REPORTING BUGS ✨

Report bugs to <gulyan89@yahoo.com>. if something's broken, tell them, don't suffer in silence bestie 😭

Copyright © 2008 gulyan89@yahoo.com. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

fr fr, NO WARRANTY — like, none, zero, to the extent permitted by law. it's free software so you can change it and redistribute it, that part's the slay, but the warranty is genuinely not there 💀

and that's the whole page babes 🎀 this is version 1.0, and it was dated December 18, 2008 — a true vintage icon, still serving. go generate some numbers, you're gonna eat. 💖✨🦋

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