/***********************************************************************
* Code listing from "Advanced Linux Programming," by CodeSourcery LLC  *
* Copyright (C) 2001 by New Riders Publishing                          *
* See COPYRIGHT for license information.                               *
***********************************************************************/

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#define FILE_LENGTH 0x100

/* Return a uniformly random number in the range [low,high].  */

int random_range (unsigned const low, unsigned const high)
{
  unsigned const range = high - low + 1;
  return low + (int) (((double) range) * rand () / (RAND_MAX + 1.0));
}

int main (int argc, char* const argv[])
{
  int fd;
  void* file_memory;

  /* Seed the random number generator.  */
  srand (time (NULL));

  /* Prepare a file large enough to hold an unsigned integer.  */
  fd = open (argv[1], O_RDWR | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
  lseek (fd, FILE_LENGTH+1, SEEK_SET);
  write (fd, "", 1);
  lseek (fd, 0, SEEK_SET);

  /* Create the memory-mapping.  */
  file_memory = mmap (0, FILE_LENGTH, PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
  close (fd);
  /* Write a random integer to memory-mapped area.  */
  sprintf((char*) file_memory, "%d\n", random_range (-100, 100));
  /* Release the memory (unnecessary since the program exits).  */
  munmap (file_memory, FILE_LENGTH);

  return 0;
}