From: Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 12:51:12 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: * doc/autoconf.texi (Special Shell Variables): Document RANDOM.
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* doc/autoconf.texi (Special Shell Variables): Document RANDOM.
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 089d8f810..ab985c009 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-11-30  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
+
+	* doc/autoconf.texi (Special Shell Variables): Document RANDOM.
+
 2000-11-30  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
 
 	* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): Some about cp
diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index be2be5d90..081d6bae6 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -5464,6 +5464,13 @@ your script might be suspended waiting for data on its standard input.
 @evindex status
 This variable is an alias to @samp{$?} for @code{zsh} (at least 3.1.6),
 hence read-only.  Do not use it.
+
+@item RANDOM
+@evindex RANDOM
+Many shells provide @code{RANDOM}, a variable which returns a different
+integer when used.  Most of the time it values does not change when not
+used, but on @sc{irix 6.5}, the value changes all the time.  This can be
+oberved using @command{set}.
 @end table