randline

README

randline

Chooses random line(s) from a file

Installation

First install Go.

If you just want to install the binary to your current directory and don't care about the source code, run

GOBIN="$(pwd)" GOPATH="$(mktemp -d)" go get github.com/carlmjohnson/randline

Screenshots

$ randline -h
randline - display random line(s) from a file

Usage:

        randline [options]

Options:
  -lines int
        number of lines to show (<1 for same as input) (default 1)
  -replace
        allow the same line to appear more than once
  -split-words
        split on words rather than lines
  -src value
        source file or URL (default stdin)

$ cat lunch.txt
Chinese
Thai
Indian
Italian

$ cat lunch.txt | randline
Chinese

$ randline -lines 0 -src lunch.txt
Indian
Chinese
Thai
Italian

$ randline -lines 5 -replace -src lunch.txt
Thai
Chinese
Indian
Chinese
Thai

$ randline -lines 10 -src /usr/share/dict/words
preponderant
overpublic
amphitheatric
centifolious
fishworm
unhealthsomeness
repercussion
Samanid
subaerial
aculeolus