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# shuf
> generate random permutations
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- randomize the order of lines in a file and output the result
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`shuf {{filename}}`
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- only output the first n entries of the result
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`shuf -n {{n}} {{filename}}`
- write output to another file
`shuf -o {{another_filename}} {{filename}}`
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- generate random numbers in range
`shuf -i {{low}}-{{high}}`