Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:27:19 -0500 From: Mark Caudill <markcaudill@me.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: randomising tracks: scripting question Message-ID: <4D177AF7.9050402@me.com> In-Reply-To: <20101226170930.GA68817@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <20101226170930.GA68817@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk>
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> How would I go about randomising the order of play using > sh (preferably) or perl? I fiddled around for a minute without luck but I think between the built-in $RANDOM, tail and head you should be able to get a randomize going. I'd recommend putting a script together that just pulls a random line from a file then work from there. Post your results if yo get one working. -- # Mark Caudill
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