Reference: rand
Author: Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour & Nathan Patwardhan
Date: 1999-07-02T01:36:57Z

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| Chapter 5 Function Reference |

## rand

    rand num

Returns a random fractional number between `0` and the value of num. (num should be positive.) If num is omitted, the function returns a value between `0` and `1` (including `0`, but excluding `1`). See also `srand`.

To get an integral value, combine this with `int`, as in:

>     $roll = int(rand 6) + 1;       # $roll is now an integer between 1 and 6

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