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List:       linux-newbie
Subject:    Re: bash problem
From:       zavandi <zavandi () gmail ! com>
Date:       2005-03-02 9:36:09
Message-ID: 321aa0d2050302013660343499 () mail ! gmail ! com
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Conway S. Smith <beolach@comcast.net> wrote:
> [...]
> So, that means either I'm wrong and it's not something to do with the
> for loop being executed in a subshell, or else the bash script sets up
> the subshell's environment so that RANDOM works correctly.

It could very well be about the for loop being executed in a subshell,
but it's also about the particular number 0. If I replace "0" with "1"
(or any other 15-bit int) it works correctly.

> Anyway, good luck with whatever you're doing that needs this.

Actually, I was trying to find the maximum value for $RANDOM. Then I
read the man page and remembered I was never getting the minimum
value.
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