Comments on: Tech tip #4: Copy a random set of files from a directory. http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/ Seriously who ever reads this description. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:02:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dion Moult http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-1839 Dion Moult Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:30:03 +0000 http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/#comment-1839 真的吗？ 真的吗？

]]> By: p. http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-1838 p. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:16 +0000 http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/#comment-1838 If the language of the web is Chinese, you'd probably wouldn't exist here.(This house is all against any form of racism.) :) If the language of the web is Chinese, you’d probably wouldn’t exist here.(This house is all against any form of racism.) :)

]]> By: Links 13/1/2010: Linux 2.6.33 RC4, Zenwalk 6.2 Reviewed | Boycott Novell http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-1833 Links 13/1/2010: Linux 2.6.33 RC4, Zenwalk 6.2 Reviewed | Boycott Novell Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:29:12 +0000 http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/#comment-1833 [...] Tech tip #4: Copy a random set of files from a directory. [...] [...] Tech tip #4: Copy a random set of files from a directory. [...]

]]> By: Dion Moult http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-1828 Dion Moult Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:42:16 +0000 http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/#comment-1828 lefty.crupps, The find command is straightfoward and returns a list of mp3 files with their full path, searched through all symlinked directories via the -L flag. The sort -R does the magic, man sort will tell you that that reorders the list. Then of course we simply tail the list to pick the last 100 in that list (which'll change due to the sort -R every time) and pass it on to the loop. hari, I'd probably do that too but I'm much less familiar with it ;) lefty.crupps, The find command is straightfoward and returns a list of mp3 files with their full path, searched through all symlinked directories via the -L flag. The sort -R does the magic, man sort will tell you that that reorders the list. Then of course we simply tail the list to pick the last 100 in that list (which’ll change due to the sort -R every time) and pass it on to the loop.

hari, I’d probably do that too but I’m much less familiar with it ;)

]]> By: lefty.crupps http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-1827 lefty.crupps Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:33:26 +0000 http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/#comment-1827 What about that command makes the selection random? Looking at it, it appears to me that every run would produce the same files, but whjen I run it the output is indeed random and I am not seeing how (I am also not a bashmaster but I try to understand it whenever I can). What about that command makes the selection random? Looking at it, it appears to me that every run would produce the same files, but whjen I run it the output is indeed random and I am not seeing how (I am also not a bashmaster but I try to understand it whenever I can).

]]> By: hari http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-1821 hari Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:58:22 +0000 http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/#comment-1821 Personally I prefer to write my automated scripts in Python. More readable, convenient and almost as portable as Perl - though not as portable as shell scripts. Personally I prefer to write my automated scripts in Python. More readable, convenient and almost as portable as Perl – though not as portable as shell scripts.

]]> By: Gen2ly http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-1820 Gen2ly Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:05:39 +0000 http://thinkmoult.com/2010/01/12/tech-tip-4-copy-a-random-set-of-files-from-a-directory/#comment-1820 Hey, nice tip. I would have got stuck at the piping to loop part. 'read' I've seen but haven't had need to use yet (read line from standard input). Hmm, very clever. Hey, nice tip. I would have got stuck at the piping to loop part. ‘read’ I’ve seen but haven’t had need to use yet (read line from standard input). Hmm, very clever.

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