Simulate typing

echo "pretty realistic virtual typing" | randtype -m 4

this also generates errors (change 4 to higher number for more mistakes)

By: tehdog

2010-02-25 15:30:28

echo Ubuntu movie on-screen typing

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Simulate typing

This will output the characters at 10 per second.
This is sample output - yours may be different.
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echo "You can simulate on-screen typing just like in the movies" | pv -qL 10

dennisw · 2010-01-14 20:17:44 365
Simulate typing
This is sample output - yours may be different.
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echo "You can have a bit more realistic typing with some shell magic." | pv -qL $[10+(-2 + RANDOM%5)]

nkoehring · 2011-02-16 01:40:35 4
Simulate typing but with mistakes

The output will show jerk, then wonderful person since echo parses the \b character. Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
You are a wonderful person
```
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echo -e "You are a jerk\b\b\b\bwonderful person" | pv -qL $[10+(-2 + RANDOM%5)]

joeheyming · 2013-01-09 19:18:07 6
Mac osx friendly version of this terminal typing command at 200ms per key
This is sample output - yours may be different.
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message="I have a nice easy typing pace"; for ((i=0; i<${#message}; i++)); do echo "after 200" | tclsh; printf "${message:$i:1}"; done; echo;

davethomas11 · 2014-06-21 03:21:30 29

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Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?

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