shuffle.md

Shuffle

Shuffles an array. Note that this command does not use a cryptographically secure random number generator to randomise the array order.

Shuffle array

Given a sample.yml file of:

- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5

then

yq 'shuffle' sample.yml

will output

- 5
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 3

Shuffle array in place

Given a sample.yml file of:

cool:
  - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
  - 5

then

yq '.cool |= shuffle' sample.yml

will output

cool:
  - 5
  - 2
  - 4
  - 1
  - 3