note chipmunk Here's an extension of the FAQ's method for [id://864|selecting a random line from a file]. This one selects multiple lines/entries. It keeps the selected entries in their original order. <code>my $count = 5; my @select; my $i = 0; for (@array) { push @select, $_ if rand() < ($count / ++$i); if (@select > $count) { splice(@select, rand($#select), 1); } } </code> 143143 143143