linux - Generate random float number in given specific range of numbers using Bash

Question

can someone help me in generating random float number with given specific range of number in bash (shell). I found below command but is their any other option ? (using awk or $rand commands.)

jot -p2  0 1

Answer 1

If you have GNU coreutils available, you could go with:

seq 0 .01 1 | shuf | head -n1

Where 0 is the start (inclusive), .01 is the increment, and 1 is the end (inclusive).