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shuf: Randomize the order of lines in a file and output the result.
$ shuf ${filename}
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The command "shuf" is used to randomly shuffle the contents of a file. In this specific command, "${filename}" is a placeholder for the actual name of the file you want to shuffle.

When you execute this command, it will read the contents of the specified file, shuffle the lines randomly, and then output the shuffled lines to the terminal. This can be useful for generating random permutations or selecting random lines from a file.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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