Random

array_random_element¶

Select a random element from an array. Uses $RANDOM, which produces values 0–32767. For arrays larger than 32767 elements the distribution will be skewed; use a different approach in that case.

Example¶

array_random_element red green blue yellow brown
# => yellow (random)

Arguments¶

• ... (any): Array elements passed as arguments

Exit codes¶

• 0: Always
• 1: No arguments given

Output on stdout¶

• One randomly selected element