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Re: $RANDOM is never equal to the next $RANDOM
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: $RANDOM is never equal to the next $RANDOM |
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Mon, 7 Mar 2005 08:44:42 -0500 |
> Machine Type: i386-redhat-linux-gnu
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> Bash Version: 3.0.Patch Level: 14
> Release Status: release
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> Description:
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> This report seems related to my previous bug report (which I've been
> told was already fixed), but this one doesn't involve subshells, so I
> believe it's a different problem.
Why would you expect $RANDOM to return the same value twice in succession?
Chet
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