How to Generate Random Numbers in C language using rand srand and time function

In this tutorial you will learn how to generate Random numbers using rand() srand() and time() functions in C Programming language.

In c language rand function is used for getting random numbers. To make sure that we get different sequence of random numbers for separate runs, we use srand function and pass the system time in seconds using time function.

To use rand and srand functions, we need to include stdlib header file and for getting time using time function we need to include time.h header file.

C Program to generate Random Numbers between a Range of Values

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Can you help me to create a random array using rand (seed) of 10, 00, 000 size for linear search to find time complexity, Sir.
Pls help me to create the array using rand of that size.

[k-]

The sequence of random numbers generated will be different on each run after using srand but is it possible to get a same number which was generated in previous run of the program as in a duplicate?

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A very clean and simple explanation for the topic. I have been struggling with this for some time now. But so glad to have found the video.

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[ladientyo]

How would you reset the count so that if I was to loop this function 5 times the random numbers don’t add up