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randtype(1) General Commands Manual randtype(1)

NAME

randtype - Output characters or lines at random intervals

SYNOPSIS

randtype [ -l ] [ -d ,|.<string> [ -k ] ] [ -t <ms,mult> ] [ -w <string> [ -c ms,mult ] ] [ -r s1,s2[:...] ] [ -n <string> ] [ -q <int> ] [ -m <int> ] [ file ... ]

DESCRIPTION

randtype reads input from either standard input or from a file and outputs each character or line at random intervals. If multiple files are specified, each is read in sequence.

OPTIONS

randtype recognizes the following command line options:

For optional use with the -w option, this has the same microsecond and multiplier value format as the -t option. The default for this option is specified at compile time.
Output everything before (left) or after (right) the specified string immediately. The string must begin with either ',' or '.' which specifies the direction, left or right, respectively.
Print a summary of the command line options and exit.
Suppress output of the string specified by the dump string option.
Output lines rather than characters. Only the -t and -q options are valid when using this option, all other options are ignored.
Generate random mistakes. The int value is how many times to compare and match the next character and a randomly generated character.
Output the specified characters immediately with no random waiting.
Replace the string s1 with string s2. You can specify multiple replacements by separating them with a ':'.
Quit the program after this many seconds.
This option refines the random delay of output. The value of the argument is separated by a comma with the first argument being a microsecond and the second being a multiplier of a random number between 0 and the microsecond. A character-per-second effect can, for example, be made by setting the microsecond to 0 and the multiplier to 1000000. The default for this option is specified at compile time.
Display version information and exit.
The inverse of the -n option; this option waits on the specified characters. Use the -c option to refine the random delay of output.

EXAMPLE

randtype -t 13,16000 -d ",*MAGIC*" -k -n '0ou' filename

SEE ALSO

random(3), srandom(3), alarm(2), select(2)

AUTHOR

This program was created by bjk <bjk@arbornet.org> and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.

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