Linux shuf Command

What is Linux shuf Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use shuf command in Linux. shuf command is shuf - generate random permutations.

shuf Syntax#

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

shuf Examples#

shuf Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of shuf command. shuf command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for shuf command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man shuf

To open info page for shuf command we can use command below.

info shuf

To open help page from shuf command we can run command below.

shuf --help

Linux shuf Command Source Code#

You can find shuf command source code from the folowing repositories:

• shuf source code on GitHub
• shuf source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• shuf source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use shuf in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.