SHUF(1)                     General Commands Manual                    SHUF(1)

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

                                  2026-09-01                           SHUF(1)