Re: [patch] shuf.c: Permutation With Replacement

[Jim Meyering]

"Alexander Horn" <address@hidden> wrote:
> I have send out an email earlier this week that sketches out changes
> to the `shuf' program that would allow for random permutations with
> replacement ("--with-replacement" switch).
>
> For example:
>
>> shuf <<EOF
>> clubs
>> hearts
>> diamonds
>> spades
>> EOF
>
>> might output:
>>
>> clubs
>> diamonds
>> spades
>> diamonds
>
> Please let me know what you think of this feature. If we can add it to
> `shuf', I would be happy to clean up the patch.

Thanks for the suggestion.
I'll let Paul reply, since he wrote that program.