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+.\"     @(#)rand.3	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd May 25, 1999
+.Dt RAND 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm rand ,
+.Nm srand ,
+.Nm sranddev ,
+.Nm rand_r
+.Nd bad random number generator
+.Sh LIBRARY
+.Lb libc
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In stdlib.h
+.Ft void
+.Fn srand "unsigned seed"
+.Ft void
+.Fn sranddev void
+.Ft int
+.Fn rand void
+.Ft int
+.Fn rand_r "unsigned *ctx"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Bf -symbolic
+These interfaces are obsoleted by
+.Xr random 3 .
+.Ef
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn rand
+function computes a sequence of pseudo-random integers in the range
+of 0 to
+.Dv RAND_MAX
+(as defined by the header file
+.In stdlib.h ) .
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn srand
+function sets its argument
+.Fa seed
+as the seed for a new sequence of
+pseudo-random numbers to be returned by
+.Fn rand .
+These sequences are repeatable by calling
+.Fn srand
+with the same seed value.
+.Pp
+If no
+.Fa seed
+value is provided, the functions are automatically
+seeded with a value of 1.
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn sranddev
+function initializes a seed using the
+.Xr random 4
+random number device which returns good random numbers.
+However, the
+.Fn rand
+function still remains unsuitable for cryptographic use.
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn rand_r
+function
+provides the same functionality as
+.Fn rand .
+A pointer to the context value
+.Fa ctx
+must be supplied by the caller.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr random 3 ,
+.Xr random 4
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Fn rand
+and
+.Fn srand
+functions
+conform to
+.St -isoC .
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn rand_r
+function is as proposed in the POSIX.4a Draft #6 document.