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# Choose a random file from a given directory using rnda(1df); ignores dot
# files
# Directory is first argument; defaults to current directory
dir=${1:-.}
# Set the positional parameters to all the non-dotfiles in that directory
set -- "$dir"/*
# Check for an unexpanded glob (empty directory)
if ! [ -e "$1" ] ; then
printf >&2 'rndf: No files found in %s\n' "$dir"
exit 1
fi
# Print a random argument from the current positional parameters
rnda "$@"
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