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diff --git a/bin/dice b/bin/dice
index 93556a5..4a145d0 100755
--- a/bin/dice
+++ b/bin/dice
@@ -18,15 +18,21 @@ help() {
SIZE the size of the dice (default: 6)
+ Roll a dice of SIZE. Caveat: rolling a dice more than once in
+ the same second will give you the same number.
+
+
Examples:
Roll a dice of size 6:
$ dice
+ 3
Roll a D20:
$ dice 20
+ 15
EOF
}
@@ -63,4 +69,5 @@ shift $((OPTIND - 1))
SIZE="${1:-6}"
-echo $(((RANDOM % SIZE) + 1))
+RAND="$(awk 'BEGIN { srand(); print int(rand()*32768) }' /dev/null)"
+echo $(((RAND % SIZE) + 1))