使用随机的美元。它通常与简单的shell算法结合使用很有用。例如，要生成1到10(包括)之间的随机数:

$ echo $((1 + $RANDOM % 10))
3

实际的生成器在variables.c中，即函数brand()。旧版本是一个简单的线性生成器。bash 4.0版本使用了一个引用1985年论文的生成器，这可能意味着它是一个不错的伪随机数来源。我不会将它用于模拟(当然也不会用于加密)，但它可能足以用于基本的脚本任务。

如果你在做一些需要大量随机数的事情，你可以使用/dev/random或/dev/urandom(如果它们可用的话):

$ dd if=/dev/urandom count=4 bs=1 | od -t d

0到9之间的随机数。

echo $((RANDOM%10))

没有模块化的纯Bash随机数

lowerRange=10   # inclusive
upperRange=20   # exclusive

randomNumber=$(( RANDOM * ( upperRange - lowerRange) / 32767 + lowerRange ))

请参阅$RANDOM:

$RANDOM是一个内部Bash函数 (不是常量)返回 范围内的伪随机整数 0 - 32767。它不应该被用来 生成加密密钥。

这是我写的一个函数，它将输出一个期望范围>的随机数

描述:

随机<min> <max> 生成一个从最小到最大的随机数。最小值和最大值都可以 正数或负数，生成的随机数也可以是负数，所以 只要范围(max - min + 1)小于或等于32767。Max必须是>= min。

它的核心是:

random() {
    min="$1"
    max="$2"
    
    range=$((max - min + 1))
    rand=$((min + (RANDOM % range)))
    echo "$rand"
}

用法:

# general form: obtain a random number between min and max, inclusive
random <min> <max>

# Example: obtain a random number from -10 to 10, inclusive
random -10 10

这是从bash内置变量RANDOM中工作的，它可能只在底层使用C rand()，因为它们的最大值都是32767——请参阅:

https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/numeric/random/rand https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/numeric/random/RAND_MAX

有关bash文档，请参阅man bash:

随机 每次引用此参数时，都会生成一个0到32767之间的随机整数。随机数序列可以通过赋值给random来初始化。如果RANDOM未被设置，它将失去其特殊属性，即使随后被重置。

健壮的、可运行的、可源代码的脚本版本

这是上面随机函数的一个更健壮的版本。它包括完整的错误检查，边界检查，通过random——help或random -h提供的帮助菜单，以及一个特殊的run_check功能，允许您源或运行此脚本，以便您可以源它以将随机函数导入任何其他脚本——就像您在Python中所做的一样!

random.sh <——点击这个链接总是从我的eRCaGuy_dotfiles repo中获得最新版本。

RETURN_CODE_SUCCESS=0
RETURN_CODE_ERROR=1

HELP_STR="\
Generate a random integer number according to the usage styles below.

USAGE STYLES:
    'random'
        Generate a random number from 0 to 32767, inclusive (same as bash variable 'RANDOM').
    'random <max>'
        Generate a random number from 0 to 'max', inclusive.
    'random <min> <max>'
        Generate a random number from 'min' to 'max', inclusive. Both 'min' and 'max' can be
        positive OR negative numbers, and the generated random number can be negative too, so
        long as the range (max - min + 1) is less than or equal to 32767. Max must be >= min.

This file is part of eRCaGuy_dotfiles: https://github.com/ElectricRCAircraftGuy/eRCaGuy_dotfiles
"

print_help() {
    echo "$HELP_STR" | less -RFX
}

# Get a random number according to the usage styles above.
# See also `utils_rand()` in utilities.c:
# https://github.com/ElectricRCAircraftGuy/eRCaGuy_hello_world/blob/master/c/utilities.c#L176
random() {
    # PARSE ARGUMENTS

    # help menu
    if [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "--help" ]; then
        print_help
        exit $RETURN_CODE_SUCCESS
    fi

    # 'random'
    if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
        min=0
        max="none"
    # 'random max'
    elif [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
        min=0
        max="$1"
    # 'random min max'
    elif [ $# -eq 2 ]; then
        min="$1"
        max="$2"
    else
        echo "ERROR: too many arguments."
        exit "$RETURN_CODE_ERROR"
    fi

    # CHECK FOR ERRORS

    if [ "$max" = "none" ]; then
        rand="$RANDOM"
        echo "$rand"
        exit "$RETURN_CODE_SUCCESS"
    fi

    if [ "$max" -lt "$min" ]; then
        echo "ERROR: max ($max) < min ($min). Max must be >= min."
        exit "$RETURN_CODE_ERROR"
    fi

    # CALCULATE THE RANDOM NUMBER

    # See `man bash` and search for `RANDOM`. This is a limitation of that value.
    RAND_MAX=32767

    range=$((max - min + 1))
    if [ "$range" -gt "$RAND_MAX" ]; then
        echo "ERROR: the range (max - min + 1) is too large. Max allowed = $RAND_MAX, but actual" \
             "range = ($max - $min + 1) = $range."
        exit "$RETURN_CODE_ERROR"
    fi

    # NB: `RANDOM` is a bash built-in variable. See `man bash`, and also here:
    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/1195035/4561887
    rand=$((min + (RANDOM % range)))
    echo "$rand"
}

# Set the global variable `run` to "true" if the script is being **executed** (not sourced) and
# `main` should run, and set `run` to "false" otherwise. One might source this script but intend
# NOT to run it if they wanted to import functions from the script.
# See:
# 1. *****https://github.com/ElectricRCAircraftGuy/eRCaGuy_hello_world/blob/master/bash/argument_parsing__3_advanced__gen_prog_template.sh
# 1. my answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/70662049/4561887
# 1. https://github.com/ElectricRCAircraftGuy/eRCaGuy_hello_world/blob/master/bash/check_if_sourced_or_executed.sh
run_check() {
    # This is akin to `if __name__ == "__main__":` in Python.
    if [ "${FUNCNAME[-1]}" == "main" ]; then
        # This script is being EXECUTED, not sourced
        run="true"
    fi
}

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Main program entry point
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Only run main function if this file is being executed, NOT sourced.
run="false"
run_check
if [ "$run" == "true" ]; then
    random "$@"
fi

试试你的shell:

$ od -A n -t d -N 1 /dev/urandom

这里，-t d指定输出格式应该是带符号的十进制;-N 1表示从/dev/ urrandom读取一个字节。