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+.\" $OpenBSD: random.6,v 1.8 2022/08/23 06:35:53 tb Exp $
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1994
+.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+.\" without specific prior written permission.
+.\"
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.\" @(#)random.6 8.2 (Berkeley) 3/31/94
+.\"
+.Dd $Mdocdate: August 23 2022 $
+.Dt RANDOM 6
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm random
+.Nd random lines from a file or random numbers
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm random
+.Op Fl er
+.Op Ar denominator
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm
+reads lines from the standard input and copies them to the standard
+output with a probability of 1/denominator.
+The
+.Ar denominator
+must be at least 1,
+its default value is 2.
+.Pp
+The options are as follows:
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl e
+If the
+.Fl e
+option is specified,
+.Nm
+does not read or write anything, and simply exits with a random
+exit value of 0 to the minimum of 255 and
+.Ar denominator
+\&- 1, inclusive.
+.It Fl r
+The
+.Fl r
+option guarantees that the output is unbuffered.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr fortune 6