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Re: How do I pick a random line from a file?

by rob_au (Abbot)
on Dec 01, 2001 at 16:19 UTC ( [id://128858]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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  1. or download this
    perl -e 'srand;' \
     -e 'rand($.) < 1 && ($it = $_) while <>;' \
     -e 'print $it' FILE

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