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stdlib/rand.3 Libc-262 Libc-763.13
--- Libc/Libc-262/stdlib/rand.3
+++ Libc/Libc-763.13/stdlib/rand.3
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
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-.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
-.\"    must display the following acknowledgement:
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-.\"	California, Berkeley and its contributors.
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@@ -34,29 +30,37 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)rand.3	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
-.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/stdlib/rand.3,v 1.12 2001/09/07 14:46:36 asmodai Exp $
+.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/stdlib/rand.3,v 1.16 2007/01/09 00:28:10 imp Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd May 25, 1999
 .Dt RAND 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm rand ,
+.Nm rand_r ,
 .Nm srand ,
-.Nm sranddev ,
-.Nm rand_r
+.Nm sranddev
 .Nd bad random number generator
 .Sh LIBRARY
 .Lb libc
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .In stdlib.h
+.Ft int
+.Fo rand
+.Fa void
+.Fc
+.Ft int
+.Fo rand_r
+.Fa "unsigned *seed"
+.Fc
 .Ft void
-.Fn srand "unsigned seed"
+.Fo srand
+.Fa "unsigned seed"
+.Fc
 .Ft void
-.Fn sranddev void
-.Ft int
-.Fn rand void
-.Ft int
-.Fn rand_r "unsigned *ctx"
+.Fo sranddev
+.Fa void
+.Fc
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Bf -symbolic
 These interfaces are obsoleted by
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@
 of 0 to
 .Dv RAND_MAX
 (as defined by the header file
-.Aq Pa stdlib.h ) .
+.In stdlib.h ) .
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn srand
@@ -89,16 +93,20 @@
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn sranddev
-function initializes a seed using the
+function initializes a seed, using the
 .Xr random 4
-random number device which returns good random numbers,
-suitable for cryptographic use.
+random number device which returns good random numbers.
+However, the
+.Fn rand
+function still remains unsuitable for cryptographic use.
 .Pp
+The
 .Fn rand_r
+function
 provides the same functionality as
 .Fn rand .
 A pointer to the context value
-.Fa ctx
+.Fa seed
 must be supplied by the caller.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr random 3 ,