On Sunday 22 August 2004 20:40, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > Hello all, > > I would like to write a script that will select N number of > random lines in a file. Any suggestions on how to do this?
I can't guarantee that this is the best approach, but I would write a small Perl program. If you don't mind duplicates in the output, read them into an array of strings then pick N items at random from the array. If you want to avoid duplicates, read them into a hash so you can delete each item as it is picked. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]