#random()

DESCRIPTION
    returns a random fraction 0 <= r < 1

    or:

    returns a random integer from 1 to n

SYNOPSIS
    #random()

    or:

    #random(i)

ARGUMENTS
    none

    or:

    i - a positive integer, or positive integer expression

EXAMPLES

# pikt +C 'output $text(#random(),10)'
0.7098662308

# pikt +C 'output $text(#random(100))'
24

        begin
                pause #random(60)       // up to a 1-minute pause so we don't
                                        // hit the NIS servers all at once

        begin
                // so as not to clobber /usr/local from all machines at
                // once, put in this random pause
                pause #random(3600)     // up to a one-hour pause

SEE ALSO
    Numerical Functions
    String Functions