The given code performs the following functions: ```bash shuf -i 1-100 -n...

June 30, 2025 at 04:27 AM

shuf -i 1-100 -n 5 | tr '\n' ' '

The given code performs the following functions:

shuf -i 1-100 -n 5 | tr '\n' ' '

Explanation:

  1. shuf -i 1-100 -n 5:

    • shuf: A command-line utility used to generate random permutations of a given input.
    • -i 1-100: This creates a range of integers from 1 to 100.
    • -n 5: This selects 5 random numbers from the range (1 to 100) without repetition.

    This part of the code essentially generates 5 random unique numbers between 1 and 100.

  2. |:

    • The pipe (|) takes the output generated by the first command (shuf) and passes it as input to the second command (tr).
  3. tr '\n' ' ':

    • tr: A command-line utility used to translate or delete characters from the input.
    • '\n': Represents the newline character.
    • ' ': Represents a single space.

    This part replaces all newline characters (\n) in the input with spaces, making the 5 random numbers appear on one line, separated by spaces instead of newlines.

Output:

The entire code generates 5 random unique numbers between 1 and 100, and outputs them in a single line, separated by spaces.

Example Output:

For example, running the code could produce:

42 7 93 15 67
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