# dylanaraps/pfetch

🐧 A pretty system information tool written in POSIX sh.

Repository: https://github.com/dylanaraps/pfetch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pfetch
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: system-information, neofetch, screenfetch, posix, shell, shell-script
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-02-03T22:34:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2535, "days_push": 942, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2160, forks 188 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:20.928155+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: windows, bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: system-information, posix-sh, neofetch-alternative, shell-script, terminal, command-line, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- dylanaraps/pfetch (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:20.928155+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 2026-08-30T02:50:18.157843+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dylanaraps/pfetch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:20.928155+00:00, sha bdf7e9e335ab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.