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Shell script for generating random number
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random.sh
#!/bin/bash
#This script accpets two integers as argv, and generate
#a random number between them included.
#Author: Jonathan Quach <kwach.yami@gmail.com>
if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
echo -e "Usage:\t$0 [START END]"
exit
fi
DIFF=$(($2 - $1 + 1))
RANDOM=$$
R=$(($((RANDOM % $DIFF)) + $1))
echo $R
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