The current Sort-Object cmdlet in PowerShell lacks "random" functionality.
Here is a small function that allows youto sort randomly:
function sort-random {
process {
[array]$x = $x + $_
}
end {
$x | sort-object {(new-object Random).next()}
}
}
Usage:
1..100 | Sort-Random
- or -
Get-Process | Sort-Random
Who am I?
- Jakob Bindslet
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- I work as a Database Administrator for JN Data (www.jndata.dk), as well as a freelance SQL Server consultant. My main use of PowerShell is as a Windows and SQL Server automation tool. But I also use it to do web monitoring, data extraction as well as other administrative tasks. In my spare time i enjoy building with LEGO with and without my son.
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4 comments:
Here's another easy way to sort randomly. It uses a GUID to sort randomly. GUIDs aren't trully random, but they are very close and don't repeat.
1..100 | sort {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()}
Or, if you can't remember how to get the guid, then create a function:
function New-GUID {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()}
Then use the function to sort:
1..100 | sort { New-GUID }
Enjoy
V2 supports this through Get-Random!
1,2,3 | Get-Random -Count 3
Lee Holmes [MSFT]
Windows PowerShell Development
Microsoft Corporation
Yes, but we are still waiting for version 2.0 ;-)
Hi Jakob,
I need a help on sorting user defined numbers.
Say user entered 10 numbers , then the output should be in sorted order.
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