Get N random items from an array without replacement.
Code
Generalecho "$arr" | jq --argjson n "$n" '[.[] | {val: ., rand: (now | . * 1000000 | floor % 10000)}] | sort_by(.rand) | .[0:$n] | [.[].val]'Parameters
JSON array
Number of items to sample
Server
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