# mtoyoda/sl

SL(1): Cure your bad habit of mistyping

Repository: https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sl
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-06-11T23:15:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4869, "days_push": 813, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3328, forks 462 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:56.513681+00:00)

## What it is
A classic joke Unix command that displays an animated steam locomotive across your terminal when you mistype 'ls' as 'sl'. It serves no practical purpose other than humor and gently punishing typos.

## Use cases
- punish myself for mistyping ls as sl
- add a fun easter egg to my terminal
- entertain coworkers with a terminal joke
- demonstrate terminal animation in C

## When to choose
- you want a lighthearted joke command for your shell
- you want a tiny, classic piece of Unix culture

## When to avoid
- you need actual directory listing functionality
- you want serious or productive terminal tools

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, terminal-ui, animation
- domain: developer-tools, entertainment
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: joke-command, steam-locomotive, terminal-fun, c, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- mtoyoda/sl (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.513681+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 2026-08-29T18:41:45.294672+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.513681+00:00, sha 1e1d2022f75b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.