SHUF

shuf − generate random permutations

shuf [OPTION]... [FILE]
shuf -e [OPTION]... [ARG]...
shuf -i LO-HI [OPTION]...

Write a random permutation of the input lines to standard output.

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

−z, −−zero−terminated

end lines with 0 byte, not newline

−−help

display this help and exit

−−version

output version information and exit

With no FILE, or when FILE is −, read standard input.

Written by Paul Eggert.

Report shuf bugs to bug−coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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Report shuf translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

Copyright © 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

The full documentation for shuf is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and shuf programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info coreutils 'shuf invocation'

should give you access to the complete manual.