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random number tip

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From: Atom Smasher <atom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: random number tip
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:18:38 +1300 (NZDT)
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here's one for the archives...

somewhere (???) i saw a zsh tip for getting random numbers in the range ofx-y:

	$[${RANDOM}%1000]     # random between 0-999
	$[${RANDOM}%11+10]    # random between 10-20

but if you need a random number that's N digits long (3 digits, in thisexample):

	${(l:3::0:)${RANDOM}}


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