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2 .TH SHUF "1" "May 2014" "GNU coreutils 8.22" "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\-count\fR=\fICOUNT\fR
28 output at most COUNT 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
36 \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-repeat\fR
37 output lines can be repeated
39 \fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-zero\-terminated\fR
40 end lines with 0 byte, not newline
43 display this help and exit
46 output version information and exit
48 With no FILE, or when FILE is \-, read standard input.
50 GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
51 Report shuf translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
53 Written by Paul Eggert.
55 Copyright \(co 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
56 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
58 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
59 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
61 The full documentation for
63 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
67 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
69 .B info coreutils \(aqshuf invocation\(aq
71 should give you access to the complete manual.