xtrand(1)

NAME
xtrand - generate randomized number

SYNOPSIS
xtrand [-k a list of key attributes] [-S random seed] [-M minimum value of random number] [-C number of types of distinct random number] -a name of a new attribute [-q] [-i input filename] [-o output filename] [-z] [-t] [-T directory of work file]

DESCRIPTION
This command generates an integral random number to each line as a new attribute.

PARAMETERS

-k a list of key attributes
    a list of attributes which determines the key of an input file (when -k is omitted, all lines are assumed to take the distinct key value).

-S random seed
    random seed (from 1 to maximum value of int type)

-M minimum value of random number
    specify the minimum value of random number

-C number of types of distinct random number
    specify a number of types of distinct random numbers

-a name of a new attribute
    name of a new attribute

-i input filename
    Specify the input filename for this command. If a suffix of the filename is '.gz', the command automatically unzip it beforehand. When this parameter is omitted, standard input (usulally keyboard) is regarded as input file.

-o output filename
    Specify the output filename for this command. If a suffix of the filename is '.gz', the command automatically zip the output data. When this parameter is omitted, standard output (usulally display) is regarded as output file.

-T directory of work file
    Specify the directory name for temporal files used in this command.

OPTIONS

-q  the transaction of sequential: When this option specified with -k parameter, the command process the input data following the original sequence of the lines, instead of processing after sorting the field specified by -k parameter.

-z  compress the standard output by gz: When -o is omitted and this option is specified, the command output the result zipped.

-t  plain text: When this option is specified, the command treat the input and output data as plain text format.

EXAMPLE

 xtrand -a random_number -i dat.xt -o rsl.xt

 xtrand -k customerID -a randome_number -i dat.xt -o rsl.xt

 xtrand -a randome_number -S 10 -i dat.xt -o rsl.xt

SEE ALSO
xtcal(1)

WEB PAGE
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BUG REPORT
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AUTHORS
Yukinobu Hamuro,Naoki Katoh,Katsutoshi Yada