NAME
v.random - Randomly generate a GRASS vector points map.
SYNOPSIS
v.random
v.random help
v.random [-d] output=string n=integer
Flags:
- -d
- Use drand48() function (default=rand() )
Parameters:
- output=string
- vector file to be created
- n=integer
- number of points to be created
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 17:20:05 $
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