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doc: sort: add examples for -R/--random sort

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Message #12 received at 33025 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>,
 33025 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33025: Add examples of why one would want to "sort" something
 "randomly"
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 12:26:55 -0700

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Hello,

On 2018-10-12 10:28 a.m., 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:
> 
> OK, but you need to mention some examples of why someone would want to
> "sort" something "randomly".
>

Attached is a patch to add examples of shuf/sort -R
to the coreutils documentation.

(It doesn't deal with "why", that is left to the users to decide when 
they need it, but it shows clear examples of how to use it).

regards,
 - assaf

[0001-doc-add-examples-of-shuf-sort-R.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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