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

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-seed <STRING>

seed with STRING for reproducible 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

v(uutils coreutils) 0.11.0