shuf

shuf is a command-line utility included in the textutils package of GNU Core Utilities for creating a standard output consisting of random permutations of the input.

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shuf
Operating systemUnix and Unix-like
TypeCommand
Licensecoreutils: GNU GPL v3

The version of shuf bundled in GNU coreutils was written by Paul Eggert. It is not a part of POSIX.[1]

Example

 
$ ls
Wikibooks  Wikipedia  Wiktionary
$ # Shuffles input 
$ ls | shuf 
Wikipedia
Wiktionary
Wikibooks
$ # Picks one random line from input
$ ls | shuf -n1
Wikipedia
gollark: Someone offered three prizekins. How do they get these things?
gollark: ```Wants: H: low-time Shimmer W: Free! Any 1 cb hatchling/non-messy red or purple hatchling=Auto!```Ah, very free right there!
gollark: Throw in some cheese and onion crisps and it's a deal.
gollark: Hmm... got offers of a CB silver and CB copper, random hatchlings (CB, probably), and an ER CB copper...
gollark: I've got a bunch with 10-20 minutes to go (3) so they're staying unfogged but ready to be viewed now.

See also

References
  1. shuf(1) – Linux General Commands Manual
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