Random number generator (device): Difference between revisions

=={{header|Julia}}==

{{works with|Linux}}

<lang Julia>

const rdev = "/dev/random"

rstream = try

open(rdev, "r")

catch

false

end

if isa(rstream, IOStream)

b = readbytes(rstream, 4)

close(rstream)

i = reinterpret(Int32, b)[1]

println("A hardware random number is: ", i)

else

println("The hardware random number stream, ", rdev, ", was unavailable.")

end

</lang>

{{out}}

<pre>

A hardware random number is: 986109744

</pre>