shuf
Generate random permutations. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/shuf.
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Randomize the order of lines in a file and output the result:
shuf {{path/to/file}}
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Only output the first 5 entries of the result:
shuf --head-count={{5}} {{path/to/file}}
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Write the output to another file:
shuf {{path/to/input}} --output={{path/to/output}}
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Generate 3 random numbers in the range 1-10 (inclusive):
shuf --head-count={{3}} --input-range={{1-10}} --repeat
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