bin/15205: [patch] Addition to random(6)

[Alexander Best]

The following reply was made to PR bin/15205; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Alexander Best <arundel at freebsd.org>
To: Chip Camden <sterling at camdensoftware.com>,
	Oliver Fromme <olli at lurza.secnetix.de>
Cc: bug-followup at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: bin/15205: [patch] Addition to random(6)
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:11:27 +0000

 On Tue Aug 10 10, Oliver Fromme wrote:
 > Alexander Best <arundel at freebsd.org> wrote:
 >  >  could you provide an example how to reproduce the same output
 >  > (ls /bin | random -s 8) with an unpatched copy of ranom?
 > 
 > It's random, so it cannot be reproduced.  ;-)
 
 *hehehe* i asume you know what i meant by that request.
 
 > 
 > But seriously ...  If you want random 4 lines out of 32
 > (or out of any number, for that matter), the following
 > command will do it:
 > 
 > $ ls /bin | random -f - | head -4
 
 indeed this is an exact replacement for ls /bin | random -s 8.
 
 > 
 > I agree that this PR can be closed.
 
 thanks a lot for clearing things up. i'll close the PR right away.
 
 cheers.
 alex
 
 > 
 > Best regards
 >    Oliver
 > 
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