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Picking a random line in a Batch file

ga2k10 · 2012-12-31 17:52:55

I have a text file with something different written on each line. How would I get the batch file to pick one line at random and display what is says?

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31-12-2012 6:52pm

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ga2k10

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I have a text file with something different written on each line. How would I get the batch file to pick one line at random and display what is says?

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#2 01-01-2013 4:17pm
conor.hogan.2

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Why are you using batch for this?

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#3 01-01-2013 5:43pm
PrzemoF

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shuf -n 1 text_file

of course, linux only (or windows with cygwin)

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