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User Commands                                             SHUF(1)



NAME
     shuf - generate random permutations

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

DESCRIPTION
     Write a random permutation of the input  lines  to  standard
     output.

     Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for  short
     options too.

     -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-source=FILE
          get random bytes from FILE

     -z, --zero-terminated
          end lines with 0 byte, not newline

     --help
          display this help and exit

     --version
          output version information and exit

     With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

AUTHOR
     Written by Paul Eggert.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report shuf bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
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COPYRIGHT
     Copyright cO 2010 Free  Software  Foundation,  Inc.   License
     GPLv3+:      GNU      GPL     version     3     or     later
     .
     This is free software: you are free to change and  redistri-
     bute  it.   There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by
     law.

SEE ALSO
     The full documentation for shuf is maintained as  a  Texinfo
     manual.    If  the  info  and  shuf  programs  are  properly
     installed at your site, the command

          info coreutils shuf invocation

     should give you access to the complete manual.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ___________________________________________
    |   ATTRIBUTE TYPE   |    ATTRIBUTE VALUE  |
    |____________________|______________________|_
    | Availability       |  file/gnu-coreutils |
    |____________________|______________________|_
    | Interface Stability|  Uncommitted        |
    |____________________|_____________________|

NOTES
     Source    for    GNU    coreutils    is     available     on
     http://opensolaris.org.























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