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shuf(1) |
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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/>
General help using GNU software:
<http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
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.
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