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.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. While it has proven robust in the author's production
-usage, its algorithm has not been formally verified.
+return a random number. The seed can be derived internally or specified with
+the -s option.
+.P
+While rndn(6) 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>
.SH AUTHORS