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keroserene/rickrollrc

Rick Astley invades your terminal. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/keroserene/rickrollrc · Shell observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

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: 4930
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1047
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1448 stars · 164 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A Bash script that rickrolls your terminal by playing Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' using ANSI 256-color UTF-8 characters, with optional audio. It is a novelty prank tool inspired by the classic 'sl' command.

Use cases

  • prank a friend's terminal with a rickroll
  • play an ASCII music video in the terminal
  • teach a lesson about piping curl to bash
  • add a surprise command to someone's bashrc
  • recreate the sl train prank with Rick Astley

When to choose

  • you want a fun terminal prank or novelty Easter egg
  • you want to demonstrate the dangers of curl | bash
  • you need a lightweight, dependency-free shell script gag

When to avoid

  • you need a serious terminal media player
  • your terminal lacks 256-color support
  • you require a maintained tool with a license or guarantees

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

cli terminal-ui animation entertainment developer-tools cli cross-platform prank rickroll bash-script ascii-art novelty command-line linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
keroserene/rickrollrcmain32

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