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

by Anonymous Monk
on Feb 11, 2000 at 20:13 UTC ( [id://3404]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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in reply to How do I pick a random line from a file?

This one only works in UNIX boxen:
$n = int rand `wc -l $file`; do { $l = $_ if $. == $n } while <>;

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