mt_save, mt_load

mt_save(fname)

:: Saves the state of the random number generator.

mt_load(fname)

:: Loads a saved state of the random number generator.

return

0 or 1

fname

string

• One can save the state of the random number generator with mt_save. By loading the state file with mt_load, one can trace a single random number sequence arcoss multiple Asir sessions.

[340] random();
3510405877
[341] mt_save("/tmp/mt_state");
1
[342] random();
4290933890
[343] quit;
% asir
This is Asir, Version 991108.
Copyright (C) FUJITSU LABORATORIES LIMITED.
3 March 1994. All rights reserved.
[340] mt_load("/tmp/mt_state");
1
[341] random();
4290933890

References

section random, section lrandom.

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