How can I randomize the lines in a file using standard tools on Red Hat Linux?

Question

How can I randomize the lines in a file using standard tools on Red Hat Linux?

I don\'t have the shuf command, so I am looking for something like a

Answer 1

FreeBSD has its own random utility:

cat $file | random | ...

It's in /usr/games/random, so if you have not installed games, you are out of luck.

You could consider installing ports like textproc/rand or textproc/msort. These might well be available on Linux and/or Mac OS X, if portability is a concern.