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diff --git a/man/man6/rndn.6df b/man/man6/rndn.6df new file mode 100644 index 00000000..97fbe30a --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man6/rndn.6df @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +.TH RNDN 6df "June 2016" "Manual page for rndn" +.SH NAME +.B rndn +\- esoteric random number generator +.SH USAGE +.B rndn +.br +.B rndn +-s 381290 +.br +business-critical-process -t "$(\fBrndn\fR)" +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B rndn +uses an advanced but somewhat esoteric algorithm derived by Adams (2001) to +return a random number. The seed can be derived internally or specified with +the -s option. +.P +While rndn(6df) has proven robust in the author's production usage, its algorithm +has not been formally verified. +.SH SEE ALSO +<http://dilbert.com/strip/2001-10-25> +.br +rndi(1df), rnda(1df), rndf(1df), rndl(1df), rnds(1df) +.SH AUTHORS +Tom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz> +.br +Inspired by discussions with Wade Brown |