shuf

Generate random permutations. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/shuf>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/shuf.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install coreutils
Ubuntu
apt-get install coreutils
Alpine
apk add coreutils
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S coreutils
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install coreutils
CentOS
yum install coreutils
Fedora
dnf install coreutils
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install coreutils
OS X
brew install coreutils
Raspbian
apt-get install coreutils
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/shuf shuf powered by Commando

Generate random permutations. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/shuf>.

  • Randomize the order of lines in a file and output the result:
    shuf path/to/file
  • Only output the first 5 entries of the result:
    shuf --head-count=5 path/to/file
  • Write the output to another file:
    shuf path/to/input --output=path/to/output
  • Generate 3 random numbers in the range 1-10 (inclusive):
    shuf --head-count=3 --input-range=1-10 --repeat

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