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diff --git a/3 Resources/Bash/Generate random integers.md b/3 Resources/Bash/Generate random integers.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8835716 --- /dev/null +++ b/3 Resources/Bash/Generate random integers.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +--- +tags: + - bash +--- +The environment variable `RANDOM` contains an int between 0-32768. + +``` +min=10 +max=20 +echo $(($RANDOM%($max-$min+1)+$min)) +20 +echo $(($RANDOM%($max-$min+1)+$min)) +14 +``` + +Using parameter [[Expansion]] we can just grab the first number: +``` +${RANDOM:0} +```
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