NAME¶

shuf - Shuffle the input by outputting a random permutation of input lines. Each output permutation is equally likely. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

SYNOPSIS¶

shuf [-e|--echo] [-i|--input-range] [-n|--head-count] [-o|--output] [--random-source] [-r|--repeat] [-z|--zero-terminated] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [file-or-args]

DESCRIPTION¶

Shuffle the input by outputting a random permutation of input lines. Each output permutation is equally likely. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

OPTIONS¶

-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

-h, --help

Print help

-V, --version

Print version

[file-or-args]

VERSION¶

v0.0.26