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## Copyright (C) 1998 John W. Eaton
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## usage: randperm (N)
##
## Return a row vector containing a random permutation of the
## integers from 1 to N.
## Author: "James R. Van Zandt" <jrv@vanzandt.mv.com>
## Adapted-By: jwe
function retval = randperm (n)
if (nargin == 1 && is_scalar (n) && floor (n) == n)
if (n > 0)
[junk, retval] = sort (rand (1, n));
else
error ("randperm: argument must be positive");
endif
else
usage ("randperm (n)");
endif
endfunction
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