Random number generation in C

main.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    srand(time(NULL));
    printf("%d\n", rand());
    printf("%d\n", rand());
    printf("%d\n", rand());
    return 0;
}

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