.TH RNDN 6 "June 2016" "Manual page for rndn" .SH NAME .B rndn \- esoteric random number generator .SH USAGE .B rndn .br .B rndn -s 381290 .br business-critical-process -t "$(\fBrndn\fR)" .SH DESCRIPTION .B rndn uses an advanced but somewhat esoteric algorithm derived by Adams (2001) to return a random number. The seed can be derived internally or specified with the -s option. .P While rndn(6) has proven robust in the author's production usage, its algorithm has not been formally verified. .SH SEE ALSO .br rndi(1), rnda(1), rndf(1), rndl(1), rnds(1) .SH AUTHORS Tom Ryder .br Inspired by discussions with Wade Brown