rand_string

Synopsis

rand_string [COMPONENTS/MODIFIERS]...

Description

Generates a random, memorable string using a sequence of specified word categories and formatting modifiers. Words are pulled from curated plain-text databases bundled in data/words/.

Modifiers like --separator and --case are evaluated sequentially and apply only to the components that follow them.

Supported Components: A bundled word list (e.g. adjective, animal, color, name, noun, verb) digits= N random digits (e.g. digits=3 -> 842) literal= A static string component (e.g. literal=TEST)

Arguments


`-s, --separator=<sep>`	Delimiter for subsequent words (dash, underscore, dot, none, or literal chars)
`-c, --case=<casing>`	Casing for subsequent words (lower, upper, title)
`-h, --help`	Show usage help

Exit Status


`0`	String generated successfully
`1`	Unknown category or missing word list file

Notes

Falls back to random choice if GNU shuf is missing, but shuf is much faster for files with >1000 lines.

Example

rand_string adjective animal
rand_string --case=title color animal --separator=dot digits=4
rand_string literal=TEST --separator=underscore verb noun

Dependencies: shuf

Classification: bypasses-shadow(cat)