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Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order
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Bob Proulx |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order |
Date: |
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 22:21:38 -0700 |
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Frederik Eaton wrote:
> This is in response to a mail I found in the archive from "Wed, 25 Aug
> 2004 16:14:15 +0200" that adds an -R option to sort randomly. I've
> been seeking to add such functionality to sort for a while.
This is not really what you are asking for. But when I need this
functionality I do it in the shell. Here is an example. I am not
particular about the exact type of non-ordered output.
seq 1 20 > /tmp/datafile
for i in $(<datafile); do echo $RANDOM $i; done \
| sort -n | sed 's/^[0-9][0-9]* //'
A friend introduced me to that trick a few years ago and I have been
using it ever since. $RANDOM is a ksh/bash specific feature. It is
not POSIX but is widely available.
> 3. Is there a way to subscribe to this mailing list?
You can do it with a single line cut and paste command.
echo subscribe | mailx -s request address@hidden
The -request part is a very important part of that command.
Bob
- Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order, Frederik Eaton, 2005/01/27
- Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order, Paul Eggert, 2005/01/27
- Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order, Frederik Eaton, 2005/01/28
- Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order, Paul Eggert, 2005/01/28
- Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order, Frederik Eaton, 2005/01/28
- Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order, Paul Eggert, 2005/01/29
- Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order, Frederik Eaton, 2005/01/29
- Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order, Paul Eggert, 2005/01/31
- Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order, James Youngman, 2005/01/29
- Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order, Frederik Eaton, 2005/01/30
Re: [PATCH] Makes sort create random order,
Bob Proulx <=