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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Commands like `sort` and `shuf` have a "--random-source" argument, for
+# generating a stable, reproducible output. However, they require an input
+# that provides sufficiently many bytes (depending on the input).
+#
+# This script generates a stream that can be used like
+#
+#     shuf --random-source=<($0 "$seed")
+
+seed=""
+for a; do
+	seed="$seed${#a}:$a\n"
+done
+
+if command -v openssl &>/dev/null ; then
+	# We have openssl. Use it.
+	# https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/Random-sources.html#Random-sources
+	#
+	# Note that we don't care that different installations/architectures generate the
+	# same output.
+	openssl enc -aes-256-ctr -pass "pass:$seed" -nosalt </dev/zero 2>/dev/null
+else
+	# Hack something. It's much slower.
+	idx=0
+	while : ; do
+		idx="$((idx++))"
+		seed="$(sha256sum <<<"$idx.$seed")"
+		echo ">>>$seed" >> a
+		seed="${seed%% *}"
+		LANG=C awk -v s="$seed" 'BEGIN{
+			for (i=1; i <= length(s); i+=2) {
+				xchar = substr(s, i, 2);
+				decnum = strtonum("0x"xchar);
+				printf("%c", decnum);
+			}
+		}' || break
+	done
+fi
+exit 0