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betterfetch 📜
What's betterfetch?
betterfetch is a fetch script used to quickly show system information in terminal. it's a fork of <a href="https://github.com/emilydaemon/zfetch">zfetch</a>.
What does it show?
currently it shows these:
- a red text saying "YOU ARE ROOT!!!!" if you ran it as root
- your username and your machine name.
- your os.
- your kernel.
- machine uptime.
- terminal shell.
- desktop environment.
- terminal emulator.
- your cpu.
- your init. (e.g. systemd)
- local ip.
- 7 colored dots to identify terminal colors.
How do I use it?
type betterfetch to run it
type betterfetchrc to edit the config file
How do I install it?
Linux
Distros that use RPM
recommended method:
sudo dnf install dnf-plugins-core
sudo dnf copr enable sctech/betterfetch
sudo dnf install betterfetch
manual method:
download the latest rpm package from the releases page.
Debian-based distros
download the latest deb package from the releases page.
Other distros
run this:
git clone https://github.com/sctech-tr/betterfetch.git
cd betterfetch
sudo make install
Windows
install wsl and run the command above.
How do I update it?
Linux
Distros that use RPM:
if you used the recommended method:
run this:
sudo dnf update betterfetch
if you used the manual method:
download the latest rpm package from the releases page.
Debian-based distros
download the latest deb package from the releases page.
Other distros
run this:
rm -rf ~/betterfetch && git clone https://github.com/sctech-tr/betterfetch.git && cd betterfetch && sudo make install
Windows
in wsl, run the command above.
Will you provide a screenshot?
yes
Why is there no logo?
whenever i added a new line, i had to improve the drawing. i don't like ascii drawing, so I removed it. if you still want a logo, use something else.
Where are the files?
/etc/betterfetchrc - config file
/etc/betterfetch-version - version file - do not delete!!
/usr/bin/betterfetch - betterfetch itself
/usr/bin/betterfetchrc - script to edit betterfetch config file