.. _cli::p3-pick:


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p3-pick
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Choose Random Rows from an Input File
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.. code-block:: perl

     p3-pick [options] count


This script randomly selects the specified number of rows from the input and copies
them to the output.

Parameters
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The single positional parameter is the number of rows to pick.

The standard input may be overridden by the command-line options given in :ref:`cli-input-options`. The following additional
options may be specified.


- nohead
 
 Input file has no headers.