From: "Tony O'Bryan" <aho450s AT nic DOT smsu DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: randomize?
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 19:31:21 -0600
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wolfman AT cedar DOT alberni DOT net wrote:
> 
> I know that Borland C++ has a function called randomize() that starts a new random seed.
>  Is there a function like this in DJGPP.  If not, how can I start a new random seed?
> It's pretty dumb to suppozidly have random things going on when every time you run a
> program, the exact same thing happens.

You can seed the random number generator with the current time like
this:

#include <time.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(void)
  {
  srandom(time(NULL)); <-- this is the important line
  }