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diff --git a/bin/rndi b/bin/rndi
index 3dc8689c..bf78951c 100755
--- a/bin/rndi
+++ b/bin/rndi
@@ -2,13 +2,22 @@
# Get a low-quality random number between two integers. Depending on the awk
# implementation, if you don't provide a third argument (a seed), you might get
# very predictable random numbers based on the current epoch second.
+
BEGIN {
+
+ # Seed with the third argument if given
if (ARGV[3]) {
srand(ARGV[3])
}
+
+ # If not, just seed with what is probably a date/time-derived value
else {
srand()
}
+
+ # Print a random integer bounded by the first and second arguments
print int(ARGV[1]+rand()*(ARGV[2]-ARGV[1]+1))
+
+ # Bail before processing any lines
exit
}