Can I shuffle within a playlist?

I have many gigs of different kinds of music on my iPod touch. What are the limitations of shuffle?
I know iPod doesn't recognize folder 'categories' of music, like classical, jazz, etc. But am I able to shuffle (by shaking, I guess) within a given playlist? Or, will it automatically shuffle the whole library of music?
TIA,
Karen

I could not find any information in the Users Guide or in Apple-support site. Why try and find out.

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  • Shuffling within playlist

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