# erikw/tmux-powerline

⚡️ A tmux plugin giving you a hackable status bar consisting of dynamic & beautiful looking powerline segments, written purely in bash.

Repository: https://github.com/erikw/tmux-powerline
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tmux-powerline
Language: Shell
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: tmux-powerline, tmux, powerline, statusbar, segments, configuration, hacktoberfest, bash, dynamic, shell, tmux-plugin, tpm, tmux-plugins, tmux-status, tmux-theme
Last push: 2026-07-27T15:05:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5194, "days_push": 37, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3835, forks 531 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:23.825572+00:00)

## What it is
A tmux plugin that provides a hackable, dynamic status bar made of beautiful powerline-style segments, written purely in bash. It integrates with the Tmux Plugin Manager (tpm) and offers configurable segments for a customized terminal status bar.

## Use cases
- customize my tmux status bar with powerline segments
- show dynamic info like weather or battery in tmux status bar
- make my terminal status bar look better
- find a hackable tmux status bar plugin
- install a powerline theme for tmux via tpm

## When to choose
- you use tmux and want a visually appealing, segment-based status bar
- you want to customize status bar segments with simple bash scripts
- you manage tmux plugins with tpm

## When to avoid
- you don't use tmux
- you prefer a non-bash or prebuilt status bar with no scripting
- you need a status bar outside of tmux (e.g., system-wide bar)

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, terminal-ui, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: tmux, tmux-plugin, powerline, statusbar, bash, tpm, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- erikw/tmux-powerline (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:23.825572+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 2026-08-29T18:26:17.250535+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/erikw/tmux-powerline (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:23.825572+00:00, sha ce95f640f8f5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.