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How to configure RANDOM for getting the same 32 bit range of random numbers, like by using SRANDOM?

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Environment: * Debian * Bash **What is known:** RANDOM gives a random number in a range of 15 bits by the following: echo $RANDOM SRANDOM gives a random number in a range of 32 bits by the following: echo $SRANDOM RANDOM can be configured to create random numbers in a 30-bit range by the following: my_rnd=$(((RANDOM<<15|RANDOM))) echo "$my_rnd" RANDOM can be configured to create random numbers in a 45-bit range by the following: my_rnd=$(((RANDOM<<15|RANDOM)<<15|RANDOM)) echo "$my_rnd" How can I configure RANDOM to get the same 32-bit range of random numbers as I get when using SRANDOM?
Asked by Alfred.37 (129 rep)
Jul 21, 2021, 05:45 PM
Last activity: Dec 1, 2023, 09:28 PM