destroy a random half of your files, Thanos-style, in linux or bash shell

thanos_all_the_files.bash

# Wrote this on a whim. Consider it performance-art shell scripting.
# To really do this, set FFS=true, otherwise, only the paths to the files that would have been destroyed are printed.
# I take no responsibility for the use of this. Even writing it was scary, and I didn't test the whole thing (YET).
# You have been warned.

coinflip() { return $(($RANDOM%2)); }

thanos_logic() { while read -r line; do coinflip && echo "$line"; done; }

thanos_infinity_gauntlet_completed() {
  if [ "$FFS" ]; then
    sudo find / -type f | thanos_logic | xargs -P 16 -n 1 -r -d '\n' shred -fu
  else
    sudo find / -type f | thanos_logic | xargs -r -d '\n' printf "%s\n"
  fi
}