shuf(1)

NAME

   shuf - generate random permutations

SYNOPSIS

   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

AUTHOR

   Written by Paul Eggert.

REPORTING BUGS

   GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
   Report shuf translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright  2016 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.

SEE ALSO

   Full documentation at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/shuf>
   or available locally via: info '(coreutils) shuf invocation'

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