This is the README file for Data::Random, a Perl module for generating random data. You might find it helpful mostly in test programs to easily generate pseudo-realistic distributions of data. INSTALLATION: The standard perl module install process: perl Makefile.PL make make test (optional) make install The module also the module Time::Piece for rand_date() and rand_datetime() and GD for rand_image(). Both are available on CPAN. Time::Piece is included in core Perl 5.10.0 and up. -- Adekunle Olonoh <koolade@users.sourceforge.net>