Name
shuf - generate random permutationsSynopsis
shuf [\,OPTION\/]... [\,FILE\/] shuf \,-e \/[\,OPTION\/]... [\,ARG\/]... shuf \,-i LO-HI \/[\,OPTION\/]...Description
Write a random permutation of the input lines to standard output.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-e, --echo treat each ARG as an input line
-i, --input-range=\,LO-HI\/ treat each number LO through HI as an input line
-n, --head-count=\,COUNT\/ output at most COUNT lines
-o, --output=\,FILE\/ write result to FILE instead of standard output
--random-source=\,FILE\/ get random bytes from FILE
-r, --repeat output lines can be repeated
-z, --zero-terminated line delimiter is NUL, not newline
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit