# Generate random string. # Usage: random function random() { local length="${1}" if [[ ${length} == "" ]]; then help random return 2 fi head /dev/urandom | tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c${length} } # Picks a random file or directory. function random_file() { local IFS=$'\n' local dirs=($(ls)) local total=${#dirs[@]} ((total--)) local index=$(shuf -i 0-${total} -n 1) printf "%s" ${dirs[$index]} }