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.
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.