On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 11:11:39PM -0700, Rudi Cilibrasi wrote: > * Package name : flipcoin > * URL : https://github.com/rudi-cilibrasi/flipcoin > Description : flip an adjustable coin for random exit status > > This command-line utility can be used to simulate a coin flip to get > a random exit status. The probability of success is adjustable using > an optional command line parameter. [...] > This package is a useful core utility for shell scripts that need to > do things in a way that is decorrelated in time and infrequent. Usage is > simple at the shell prompt: > > if flipcoin ; then echo heads ; else echo tails ; fi
Sorry, but I don't believe that someone writing shell scripts is likely to not know one of many ways to do this, be it $RANDOM, perl, awk, or, if you really want to require something non-essential, rolldice. Thus, please reconsider the point of packaging this. Meow! -- A tit a day keeps the vet away.
