Random data is no longer based on the time of day, rather the random

number device.  Also clearly state that sequential data is the default.

PR:		5553
Submitted by:	Jonathan Hanna <pangolin@rogers.wave.ca>
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Steve Price 1998-01-24 03:32:33 +00:00
parent 7ebb9221f6
commit 86fb910326

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@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ or redundant data, usually numbers, one per line.
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl r
Generate random data instead of sequential data, the default.
Generate random data instead of the default sequential data.
.It Fl b Ar word
Just print
.Ar word
@ -120,8 +120,9 @@ are given.
.Pp
Defaults for the four arguments are, respectively,
100, 1, 100, and 1, except that when random data are requested,
.Ar s
defaults to a seed depending upon the time of day.
the seed,
.Ar s ,
is picked randomly.
.Ar Reps
is expected to be an unsigned integer,
and if given as zero is taken to be infinite.