diff --git a/src/shuffle.c b/src/shuffle.c
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+#include "shuffle.h"
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include "string_utils.h"
+
+bool shuffle_file(char *filename) {
+    char *shuffle_command = NULL;
+
+    #if defined(HAVE_SHUF)
+    shuffle_command = "shuf";
+    #else
+    return false;
+    #endif
+
+    char_array *command = char_array_new();
+
+    char_array_cat_printf(command, "%s -o %s %s", shuffle_command, filename, filename);
+
+    int ret = system(char_array_get_string(command));
+
+    char_array_destroy(command);
+
+    return ret == EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/src/shuffle.h b/src/shuffle.h
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+#ifndef HAVE_SHUFFLE_H
+#define HAVE_SHUFFLE_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+bool shuffle_file(char *filename);
+
+#endif
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