Re: Testing pg_terminate_backend() - Mailing list pgsql-patches

Magnus Hagander wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:

> > >         SLEEP=`expr $RANDOM \* $REGRESSION_DURATION / 32767`
> >
> > Uh, where's the randomness coming from?
>
> ... but I should probably wait until that one is answered or fixed, I
> guess :-)

bash.

       RANDOM Each time this parameter is referenced, a random integer between
              0 and 32767 is generated.  The sequence of random numbers may be
              initialized by assigning a value to RANDOM.  If RANDOM is unset,
              it loses its special properties,  even  if  it  is  subsequently
              reset.


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