From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 16 09:50:30 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D819537B401 for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 09:50:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sage-one.net (adsl-65-71-135-137.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [65.71.135.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 027C643FA3 for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 09:50:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jackstone@sage-one.net) Received: from sagea (adsl-65-68-247-73.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [65.68.247.73]) by sage-one.net (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with SMTP id h5GGoSTM080875; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 11:50:28 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jackstone@sage-one.net) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20030616114826.01386ca0@sage-one.net> X-Sender: jackstone@sage-one.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 11:48:26 -0500 To: Matthew Seaman From: "Jack L. Stone" In-Reply-To: <20030616163235.GB33582@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.c o.uk> References: <3.0.5.32.20030616111517.0137e538@sage-one.net> <3.0.5.32.20030616111517.0137e538@sage-one.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=4.5 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES version=2.54-sage_one.rules_v1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.54-sage_one.rules_v1 (1.174.2.17-2003-05-11-exp) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Running a rand or random script X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 16:50:31 -0000 At 05:32 PM 6.16.2003 +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: >On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 11:15:17AM -0500, Jack L. Stone wrote: >> I need to run a script, perhaps using FBSD's 'rand' or 'random' command (or >> any other) that will generate one single 5-digit number 'at random' between >> 00001-99999 >> >> Anyone have thoughts on how to do this....?? > > perl -e 'printf "%0.5d\n", int(rand(99999) + 1);' > >Assuming that range is inclusive. > > Cheers, > > Matthew > >Nb. Don't use srand() explicitly --- perl will auto-seed the PRNG from >/dev/urandom if left to it's own devices. > >-- >Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks > Savill Way Matthew: Your one-liner is just exactly what I needed. THANKS! Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator SageOne Net http://www.sage-one.net jackstone@sage-one.net