nushell/docs/commands/random.md
Joseph T. Lyons 9876169f5d
Add dice subcommand to random command (#2082)
* Add dice subcommand to random command

* Update random dice test name

* Stream results of random dice

* Thanks Clippy!
2020-06-30 16:12:51 +12:00

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random

Use random to generate random values

bool

  • random bool: Generate a random boolean value

bool Flags

  • -b, --bias <number>: Adjusts the probability of a "true" outcome

bool Examples

> random bool
false
> random bool --bias 0.75
true

dice

  • random dice: Generate a random dice roll

dice Flags

  • d, --dice <integer>: The amount of dice being rolled
  • s, --sides <integer>: The amount of sides a die has

dice Examples

> random dice
4
> random dice -d 10 -s 12
───┬────
 011
 111
 211
 311
 45
 53
 610
 77
 83
 91
───┴────

uuid

  • random uuid: Generate a random uuid4 string

uuid Examples

> random uuid
8af4de39-acbc-42f0-94d1-7cfad6c01f8b