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2 .TH SHUF "1" "March 2007" "GNU coreutils 6.9" "User Commands"
4 shuf \- generate random permutations
7 [\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]
10 \fI-e \fR[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIARG\fR]...
13 \fI-i LO-HI \fR[\fIOPTION\fR]...
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17 Write a random permutation of the input lines to standard output.
19 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
21 \fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-echo\fR
22 treat each ARG as an input line
24 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-input\-range\fR=\fILO\-HI\fR
25 treat each number LO through HI as an input line
27 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-head\-lines\fR=\fILINES\fR
28 output at most LINES lines
30 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR
31 write result to FILE instead of standard output
33 \fB\-\-random\-source\fR=\fIFILE\fR
34 get random bytes from FILE (default /dev/urandom)
36 \fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-zero\-terminated\fR
37 end lines with 0 byte, not newline
40 display this help and exit
43 output version information and exit
45 With no FILE, or when FILE is \-, read standard input.
47 Written by Paul Eggert.
49 Report bugs to <bug\-coreutils@gnu.org>.
51 Copyright \(co 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
53 This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
54 the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
55 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
57 The full documentation for
59 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
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