12-14-2011
Hi,
you can think about using perl rand() function in combination with int() in order to randomize the selection of the filename (other scripting languages have analogous fuinctions).
On the other hand you can use bash $RANDOM built-in variable, in combination with modulo operator to limit the range of the returned number, see the link for an hands on example
$RANDOM: generate random integer
In the end the way you choose to go with depends on your skill level with the various tools at hand.
see ya
fra
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HXEXTRACT(1) HTML-XML-utils HXEXTRACT(1)
NAME
hxextract - extract selected elements from a HTML or XML file
SYNOPSIS
hxextract [ -h | -? ] [ -x ] [ -s text ] [ -e text ] [ -b base ] element-or-class [ -c configfile | file-or-URL ]
DESCRIPTION
hxextract outputs all elements with a certain name and/or class.
Input must be well-formed, since no HTML heuristics are applied.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-x Use XML format conventions.
-s text Insert text at the start of the output.
-e text Insert text at the end of the output.
-b base URL base
-c configfile
Read @chapter lines from configfile (lines must be of the form "@chapter filename") and extract elements from each of those
files.
-h, -? Print command usage.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
element-or-class
The name of an element to extract (e.g., "H2"), or the name of a class preceded by "." (e.g., ".example") or a combination of
both (e.g., "H2.example").
file-or-URL
A file name or a URL. To read from standard input, use "-".
ENVIRONMENT
To use a proxy to retrieve remote files, set the environment variables http_proxy and ftp_proxy. E.g., http_proxy="http://localhost:8080/"
BUGS
Remote files (specified with a URL) are currently only supported for HTTP. Password-protected files or files that depend on HTTP "cookies"
are not handled. (You can use tools such as curl(1) or wget(1) to retrieve such files.)
SEE ALSO
hxselect(1)
6.x 10 Jul 2011 HXEXTRACT(1)