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Use srand() before rand() to seed the random sequence generated by rand(). The code produces different random number sequences at different calls.

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srand(time(NULL)); /* Create seed based on current time */
int i=0;
for (i=0; i<10; i++) {
  printf("%d, ", rand()); /* Generates different sequences at different runs */
}

output:
1st run: 25121, 15571, 29839, 2454, 6844, 10186, 27534, 6693, 12456, 5756,
2nd run: 25134, 25796, 2992, 403, 15334, 25893, 7216, 27752, 12966, 13931,
3rd run: 25503, 27950, 22795, 32582, 1233, 10862, 31243, 24650, 11000, 7328,
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