# lorem > Create some random Latin looking placeholder text. > More information: . - Print the specified number of words: `lorem -n {{20}}` - Print 10 lines of Goethe's Faust: `lorem -l {{10}} --faust` - Print 5 sentences of Poe's Raven: `lorem -s {{5}} --raven` - Print 40 random characters from Boccaccio's Decameron: `lorem --randomize -c {{40}} --decamerone`