https://github.com/bep/speedwriter
Speedwriter -- write like the wind!
https://github.com/bep/speedwriter
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Speedwriter -- write like the wind!
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/bep/speedwriter
- Owner: bep
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2016-01-04T23:41:37.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2016-04-09T22:21:12.000Z (about 10 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-07-04T19:08:46.814Z (10 months ago)
- Language: Go
- Size: 8.79 KB
- Stars: 6
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Speedwriter
[](https://godoc.org/github.com/bep/speedwriter)
**Speedwriter** makes it *look like* you write like a world-leading hacker or a New York Times best seller!
This nifty little tool will be a building block in [Mammon](https://github.com/bep/mammon), a hacking scene app for movie and television producers.
Just pick your text and start typing random letters as fast as you can or want! As any good magician knows: People will not notice the wrong keys as long as the pace is in sync and the result is correct!
## Install
**Speedwriter** is a Go application. The easiest way to install it is via `go get`:
```bash
go get -v github.com/bep/speedwriter
```
## Is it any good?
[Yes.](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3067434)
## Use
Usage: `speedwriter [FILE]`
An alternative to the above, is to pipe the text to stdin, e.g.:
```bash
cat myfile.txt | speedwriter
```
This makes it easy to make it look like you're coding like Linus Torvalds:
```bash
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/block-sha1/sha1.c | egrep -v "^(//|/\*| \*)" | tail -n +153 | speedwriter
```
To end the session, either finish the text or press CTRL+C.
## Limitations
This application has been confirmed to work fine on OS X, but should work fine on most *nixes. Currently it doesn't work on Windows, see [#1](https://github.com/bep/speedwriter/issues/1).