the cat /dev/random can be too long, use the Shakespeare text

2026-06-10 15:48:22 -07:00 · 2022-06-19 16:59:44 +02:00
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ renaming the executable from `shuf` to `shuf.old`.
 Sample input can be generated using `/dev/random`:

 ```shell
-cat /dev/random | base64 | fold | head -n 50000000 > input.txt
+wget -O input.txt https://www.gutenberg.org/files/100/100-0.txt
 ```

 To avoid distortions from IO, it is recommended to store input data in tmpfs.