rand() and srand() Functions in C

This is a C Program to generate random numbers within given range. This version of code uses rand() and srand() functions. The function srand() is used to initialize the pseudo-random number generator and rand() function generates a pseudo random number.

Here is the source code of the C program to use rand and srand functions. The C program is successfully compiled and run on a Linux system. The program output is also shown below.

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#include <time.h>
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#include <stdio.h>
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#include <stdlib.h>
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int main(void)
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{
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    int num;
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    /* Seed number for rand() */
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    srand((unsigned int) time(0) + getpid());

    printf("\nGenerating a random number using srand and rand function.\n");

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    num = rand();
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    printf("%d\n", num);
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    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
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}
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$ gcc random.c -o random
$ ./random
 
Generating a random number using rand and srand functions.
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