Guessing game written on AWK

guess_number.awk

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# guess_number.awk -- Prompt user for a number and check if it's equal to a random generated number between 1 and MAX 
# This script must be called without a input file

BEGIN {
	MAX = 100

	# Initializes random seed to actual time
	srand()
	random_number = int(MAX * rand()) + 1

	print "Guess a number between 1 and " MAX "!"
}

# Where $1 is the user input

$1 > random_number { print "Too high." }
$1 < random_number { print "Too low." }

$1 == random_number {
	print "You win!"
	exit
}