From 3cd33e2f7efe052c5e8a6d07a86c41606d4b9bd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: deraadt <>
Date: Sat, 4 May 1996 11:57:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] document largest possible value; netbsd pr#2338; from
 banshee@gabriella.resort.com

---
 src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
index 38c15a98..f52a26eb 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     from: @(#)random.3	6.5 (Berkeley) 4/19/91
-.\"	$Id: random.3,v 1.1.1.1 1995/10/18 08:42:19 deraadt Exp $
+.\"	$Id: random.3,v 1.2 1996/05/04 11:57:28 deraadt Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd April 19, 1991
 .Dt RANDOM 3
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ default table of size 31 long integers to return successive pseudo-random
 numbers in the range from 0 to
 .if t 2\u\s731\s10\d\(mi1.
 .if n (2**31)\(mi1.
+The maximum value returned by
+.Fn random
+is
+.Dv LONG_MAX
+(as defined by the header file
+.Aq Pa limits.h ) .
 The period of this random number generator is very large, approximately
 .if t 16\(mu(2\u\s731\s10\d\(mi1).
 .if n 16*((2**31)\(mi1).