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NAME

v.random - Randomly generate a 2D/3D GRASS vector points map.

KEYWORDS

vector, statistics

SYNOPSIS

v.random
v.random help
v.random [-zd] output=string n=integer [zmin=float] [zmax=float] [--overwrite]

Flags:

-z
Create 3D output
-d
Use drand48() function (default=rand() )
--overwrite
Force overwrite of output files

Parameters:

output=string
vector file to be created
n=integer
number of points to be created
zmin=float
minimum z height (needs -z flag)
Default: 0.0
zmax=float
maximum z height (needs -z flag)
Default: 0.0

DESCRIPTION

v.random randomly generates vector points within the current region using the selected random number generator.

SEE ALSO

UNIX man pages for rand(3) and drand48(3).

g.region, r.random, v.perturb

BUGS

The RNG used by v.perturb should probably be added to this program.
Currently no attribute table is generated. Please send any bug fixes and comments to the grass development team.
http://grass.itc.it

AUTHOR

James Darrell McCauley <darrell@mccauley-usa.com>,
when he was at: Agricultural Engineering Purdue University

Last changed: $Date: 2005/08/10 17:19:26 $


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