# k4rthik/git-cal

github like contributions calendar on terminal

Repository: https://github.com/k4rthik/git-cal
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git-cal
Language: Perl
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2017-02-01T04:38:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4728, "days_push": 3500, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1124, forks 62 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:40.828740+00:00)

## What it is
git-cal is a Perl script that renders a GitHub-style contributions calendar directly in the terminal, showing commit activity per day with color-shaded blocks. It supports ASCII or Unicode block characters as alternatives to ANSI colors and can be configured via git config.

## Use cases
- view my git commit history as a calendar in the terminal
- display a GitHub-style contributions graph without visiting GitHub
- visualize commit activity per day for a local repository
- show commit heatmap using ASCII or unicode characters
- track coding streaks from the command line

## When to choose
- you want a GitHub contributions-style visualization without leaving the terminal
- you work in SSH or headless environments with no browser access
- you prefer lightweight single-script tools with no heavy dependencies

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained tool with recent updates or new features
- you want interactive or web-based dashboards with drill-down details
- your project is not a git repository

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, data-visualization, terminal-ui
- domain: developer-tools, version-control
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: git, contributions-calendar, perl, ansi-colors, unicode-output, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- k4rthik/git-cal (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.828740+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:39:50.044455+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/k4rthik/git-cal (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.828740+00:00, sha 0ba9c679b6a8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.