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.Dd 
.Dt RANDOM 6
.Os BSD 4
.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 Random
reads lines from the standard input and copies them to the standard
output with a probability of 1/denominator.
The default value for
.Ar denominator
is 2.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl e
If the
.Fl e
option is specified,
.Nm random
does not read or write anything, and simply exits with a random
exit value of 0 to
.Ar denominator
\&- 1, inclusive.
.It Fl r
The
.Fl r
option guarantees that the output is unbuffered.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr fortune 6