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shuf

generate random permutations

  • randomize the order of lines in a file and output the result

shuf {{filename}}

  • only output the first n entries of the result

shuf -n {{n}} {{filename}}

  • write output to another file

shuf -o {{another_filename}} {{filename}}

  • generate random numbers in range

shuf -i {{low}}-{{high}}