Linux Random Name Picker Bash Script Example

./run.sh

Code:

#!/bin/bash
# (C) J~Net 2018
#
# jnet.forumotion.com/t1638-linux-random-name-picker-bash-script-example#2520
#
#Example:
#
# ./run.sh
# Check names are available


file="fnames.txt"
if [ -f "$file" ]
then
    echo "$file Female Names Found."
else
    echo "$file Female Names Not Found."
    echo "Getting Name Files, Please wait....."
    sudo chmod +x *.sh && bash get_names.sh
fi
clear
# Now to pick a random name
#
echo "Random Female Name: "
sort --random-sort fnames.txt | head -n 1
echo ""
echo "Random Male Name: "
sort --random-sort mnames.txt | head -n 1
echo ""

# stackoverflow.com/questions/1803628/raw-list-of-person-names
# cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-test-existence-of-file-in-bash
# stackoverflow.com/questions/448005/whats-an-easy-way-to-read-random-line-from-a-file-in-unix-command-line

get_names.sh

Code:

#!/bin/bash
# (C) J~Net 2018
#
# Example:
# get_names.sh
#
curl -s http://deron.meranda.us/data/census-dist-female-first.txt |    awk '{print $1}' > fnames.txt
#
#
curl -s http://deron.meranda.us/data/census-dist-male-first.txt |    awk '{print $1}' > mnames.txt


(yes you could put above file contents inside the run.sh file but left it separate so you can get different lists from different sources)!

The run file will execute the get names file if required!

Random Alias Plus Sirname Picker

Code:

#!/bin/bash
# (C) J~Net 2018
#
# jnet.forumotion.com/t1638-linux-random-name-picker-bash-script-example#2520
#
#Example:
#
# ./run.sh
#
# to strip out all except aphla chars
# sed 's/[0-9.%]//g' lnames.txt > newlnames.txt
#
# Remove blank lines in a text file!
# awk NF lnames.txt > newlnames.txt
#
# Check names are available
file="fnames.txt"
if [ -f "$file" ]
then
    echo "$file Female Names Found."
else
    echo "$file Female Names Not Found."
   
fi
clear
# Pick Sirname
lnamevar=`sort --random-sort lnames.txt | head -n 1`
#
# Now to pick a random name
#
echo "Random Female Name: "
sort --random-sort fnames.txt | head -n 1
echo ""
echo "Random Male Name: "
sort --random-sort mnames.txt | head -n 1
echo ""
echo "Random Sirname"
echo "$lnamevar"
echo ""
# stackoverflow.com/questions/1803628/raw-list-of-person-names
# cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-test-existence-of-file-in-bash
# stackoverflow.com/questions/448005/whats-an-easy-way-to-read-random-line-from-a-file-in-unix-command-line
# theunixschool.com/2014/08/sed-examples-remove-delete-chars-from-line-file.html
# serverfault.com/questions/252921/how-to-remove-empty-blank-lines-in-a-file-in-unix
# stackoverflow.com/questions/4651437/how-to-set-a-variable-to-the-output-of-a-command-in-bash