* doc/autoconf.texi (Special Shell Variables): Document RANDOM.

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2000-11-30 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Special Shell Variables): Document RANDOM.
2000-11-30 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): Some about cp

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@evindex status
This variable is an alias to @samp{$?} for @code{zsh} (at least 3.1.6),
hence read-only. Do not use it.
@item RANDOM
@evindex RANDOM
Many shells provide @code{RANDOM}, a variable which returns a different
integer when used. Most of the time it values does not change when not
used, but on @sc{irix 6.5}, the value changes all the time. This can be
oberved using @command{set}.
@end table