Random line sorting

[AstroLlama]

I have a text file with an alphabetical list of 100+ entries. I'd like to sort it into a random order but the only tools I can find via scripts or CLI only give non-random options. Anyone have leads on how to do this?

Thanks in advance.

[ghostdog74]

see here for an example.

[ju2wheels]

sort -R file.txt > random_sorted_file.txt

[AstroLlama]

I tried using sort -R but for it seems that that method grouped like terms together, so it was a random sort in alphabetical blocks, ie: dddd, ff ,hhh, e, rrr, aaaa, mm.

Also, discovered the "shuf" command, which was a one-liner (shuf < input_file > output_file) and worked great.

Ghostdog74, your script worked like a charm, and I also got a lesson in how to use awk. thanks for the responses!

[ghostdog74]

Also, discovered the "shuf" command, which was a one-liner (shuf < input_file > output_file) and worked great.

yes, shuf is another command you can use. take note that it is always available in every distribution.