--- rand.3.bsdnew 2009-11-13 14:11:50.000000000 -0800 +++ rand.3 2009-11-13 14:11:50.000000000 -0800 @@ -37,22 +37,30 @@ .Os .Sh NAME .Nm rand , +.Nm rand_r , .Nm srand , -.Nm sranddev , -.Nm rand_r +.Nm sranddev .Nd bad random number generator .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libc .Sh SYNOPSIS .In stdlib.h -.Ft void -.Fn srand "unsigned seed" -.Ft void -.Fn sranddev void .Ft int -.Fn rand void +.Fo rand +.Fa void +.Fc .Ft int -.Fn rand_r "unsigned *ctx" +.Fo rand_r +.Fa "unsigned *seed" +.Fc +.Ft void +.Fo srand +.Fa "unsigned seed" +.Fc +.Ft void +.Fo sranddev +.Fa void +.Fc .Sh DESCRIPTION .Bf -symbolic These interfaces are obsoleted by @@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ seeded with a value of 1. .Pp The .Fn sranddev -function initializes a seed using the +function initializes a seed, using the .Xr random 4 random number device which returns good random numbers. However, the @@ -98,7 +106,7 @@ function provides the same functionality as .Fn rand . A pointer to the context value -.Fa ctx +.Fa seed must be supplied by the caller. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr random 3 ,