Linux shuf Command

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

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:

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.