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it still doesn't work, and it gives only negative numbers when using e.g.: 30....-30 but thank you:) I'm still searching:P On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Alan Chandler <a...@chandlerfamily.org.uk>wrote: > Soren Orel wrote: > >> I know I could generate numbers like: 0; 1; 2 >> with: >> $[ ( $RANDOM % 3 ) + 0 ] >> But how could I generate numbers like: 0; 1; 2; -1; -2; etc? So >> negative+positive numbers too + zero >> thank you >> > > $[ ($RANDOM % 5 ) -2 ] > > ? > > (I have no idea if I have the bash syntax right) > > -- > Alan Chandler > http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a > subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > >
