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dylanaraps/pfetch

🐧 A pretty system information tool written in POSIX sh. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/dylanaraps/pfetch · Shell · MIT (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2535
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 942
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2160 stars · 188 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

pfetch is a pretty system information display tool written entirely in POSIX sh, showing OS, kernel, uptime, packages, memory, and more alongside ASCII art. It is lightweight, dependency-free, and doubles as a documented learning resource for POSIX shell programming.

Use cases

  • show system info in my terminal with ascii art
  • lightweight neofetch alternative for my linux distro
  • display os kernel uptime and memory on login
  • fast system fetch tool with no dependencies
  • customize terminal system info via environment variables
  • learn posix shell scripting from a real tool

When to choose

  • you want a minimal, fast system info tool with no dependencies beyond a POSIX shell
  • you need support for many operating systems including Linux, BSD, macOS, and Android
  • you want readable, well-documented shell source code to learn from

When to avoid

  • you need detailed hardware diagnostics or sensor data rather than a summary display
  • you want a GUI-based system information utility
  • you need actively developed features, as the project is in maintenance mode

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

cli developer-tools operating-systems developer-tools windows bsd cli cross-platform system-information posix-sh neofetch-alternative shell-script terminal command-line linux macos android

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
dylanaraps/pfetchmain10

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