lorem

generates Lorem Ipsum placeholder text

TLDR

Generate paragraphs

$ lorem [5]

Generate sentences

$ lorem -s [10]

Generate words

$ lorem -w [50]

Generate bytes

$ lorem -b [500]

Copy to clipboard

$ lorem [3] | pbcopy

SYNOPSIS

lorem [options] [count]

DESCRIPTION

lorem generates Lorem Ipsum placeholder text. It creates dummy text for design and development.The tool produces paragraphs, sentences, or words of standard Lorem Ipsum text.

PARAMETERS

COUNT

Number of units to generate.

-s

Generate sentences.

-w

Generate words.

-b

Generate bytes.

-p

Generate paragraphs (default).

--help

Display help information.

INSTALL

sudo pacman -S lorem

brew install lorem

nix profile install nixpkgs#lorem

CAVEATS

Various implementations exist. Output format varies. Development/design use.

HISTORY

Lorem Ipsum text originates from Cicero's "De finibus bonorum et malorum" (45 BC), used as placeholder text since the 1500s.