ku1ik/stderred
stderr in red observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 78
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: 5416
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 134
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1022 stars · 117 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A shared library that hooks libc write and stream functions to colorize all stderr output in red via ANSI escape codes. It works through LD_PRELOAD/DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES without recompiling existing binaries.
Use cases
- make stderr output red in terminal
- distinguish stderr from stdout visually
- colorize error output of any command without recompiling
- debug build tool warnings and errors more easily
- hook libc write to color fd 2 output
When to choose
- you want stderr visually distinct from stdout across all terminal programs
- you cannot modify or recompile the tools producing stderr output
- you work on Linux, FreeBSD, or macOS and want a zero-config shell tweak
When to avoid
- you need stderr colorization on Windows
- you rely on SIP-protected macOS system binaries, which ignore DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES
- you cannot tolerate LD_PRELOAD side effects or multi-arch library complexity
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
developer-tools terminal-ui logging developer-tools bsd cli stderr-colorization ld-preload ansi-escape-codes shared-library command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ku1ik/stderred · fetched 2026-08-28 · cbf2bdf46679
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ku1ik/stderred | main | 67 |
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