---
name: "turkey"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "turkey"
version: "1.34.0-3"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/turkey"
---

# turkey(1)

dummy text generator

## NAME

**turkey - dummy text generator**

## SYNOPSIS

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- **turkey \[options\]**

  **(GUI** *mode***)**

- **turkey \\fB--automate \[options\]**

  **(CLI** *mode***)**

## DESCRIPTION

**Turkey by default, fires up the interactive GUI. However,** **it can also be run in a strictly command\\fB-line** *mode. Most of* *the options apply to both modes.*

## OPTIONS

- **\\fB--help**

  *Print the command-line options.*

- **\\fB--version**

  *Print current version information.*

- **\\fB--automate**

  *Do not use the GUI; run in command line mode.*

- **\\fB--sentences \<x\>**

  *Set the number of sentences per paragraph to \<x\>.*

- **\\fB--paragraphs \<y\>**

  *Set the number of paragraphs to be output to \<y\>.*

- **\\fB--dictionary \<d\>**

  *Use dictionary \<d\>; use "***--dictionary** *help" for a list.*

- **\\fB--html**

  *Output using HTML format, instead of the default plain text.*

## AUTHOR

*This manual page was written by Wesley J. Landaker \<wjl@icecavern.net\>,* *for the Debian project (but may be used by others). It is distributed* *under the same terms as* **turkey** *(the GNU General Public License).*