# zevv/lsofgraph

lsof to graphviz

Repository: https://github.com/zevv/lsofgraph
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lsofgraph
Language: Lua
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2019-04-20T19:38:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3859, "days_push": 2692, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1025, forks 33 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:16.615324+00:00)

## What it is
A small Lua utility that converts Unix lsof output into a Graphviz graph showing FIFO and UNIX interprocess communication between processes. It is used as a pipe in a shell pipeline feeding into dot to render an image.

## Use cases
- visualize unix socket connections between processes
- generate a graph of lsof output
- debug interprocess communication on a linux host
- find which processes are connected via fifos and unix sockets
- pipe lsof into graphviz to render a process connection diagram

## When to choose
- you need a quick visual map of unix socket and FIFO connections on a Unix system
- you already use lsof and graphviz and want a tiny pipe-and-play tool

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained tool with active development or support
- you dislike Lua and prefer the Python or Perl ports
- you need TCP/network connection visualization rather than UNIX IPC

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, data-visualization, cli
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: lsof, graphviz, unix-sockets, interprocess-communication, diagnostics, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- zevv/lsofgraph (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.615324+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 2026-08-30T07:08:06.573946+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zevv/lsofgraph (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.615324+00:00, sha 42effa7ed49f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.