typ
typ is a suckless typing program designed to mimic the functionality of popular typing platform monkeytype. Users create a text file, run typ on it, and begin typing. typ will render out the text file in the terminal, coloring characters green when typed correctly, and red when typed incorrectly.
typ aims to be easy to view and use, opting to only render three lines at a time instead of an entire file. Errors are also locked to word boundaries, meaning that mistakes are limited to the word you are on. This could cause some friction with users that type an incorrect character on a word boundary.
Other Notes
I recently switched my keyboard from a precise mechanical keyboard with linear switches to the Microsoft Natural Elite, an almost 35 year-old design. So far, I'm enjoying the old dinosaur. Using this program to practice my precision has been helpful, and slightly relieving knowing that I have an offline version of monkeytype at my disposal.
Functionality
- typ [file]