macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pipes-shlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 2754
Install pipes-sh with Homebrew, apt
Animated pipes terminal screensaver. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pipes-sh.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pipes-shDebian stable package indexes · pipes-sh · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
Animated pipes terminal screensaver
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pipes.sh
history
Project history and usage
pipes.sh is a Bash terminal screensaver and visual toy that continuously draws animated, randomly routed colored pipes.
Project history
Matthew Simpson created pipes.sh and posted it to the Arch Linux Forums in early 2010, later releasing it through a Gist into the public domain. Yu-Jie Lin published a modification in 2013.
The script received a dedicated GitHub repository in 2014. In 2015, maintainers added the MIT license and formed the Pipeseroni collective to maintain pipes.sh and related terminal-art programs.
Adoption history
pipes.sh spread from a forum-posted shell script into a maintained GitHub project and operating-system packages. The supplied metadata records packages for Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu, placing it in the Unix package-manager tradition of small programs installed primarily for terminal amusement.
How it is used
Run pipes.sh in a terminal and use command-line options or interactive keys to change pipe count, character style, colors, frame rate, turn probability, and reset behavior.
Why package nerds care
pipes.sh is a recognizable example of the package-manager 'just for fun' category: small, visually distinctive, easy to run, and well suited to terminal demonstrations, screenshots, and personalized command-line environments.
Timeline
- 2010: Matthew Simpson posted the original pipes.sh to the Arch Linux Forums.
- 2013: Yu-Jie Lin published and maintained a modified version.
- 2014: pipes.sh received a dedicated GitHub repository.
- 2015: The MIT license was added and the Pipeseroni collective was formed.
Related projects
- The Pipeseroni collective also maintains ports and variations including pipes.c, pipesX.sh, snakes.pl, maze.py, and weave.sh. cmatrix occupies the same terminal-animation niche but renders a Matrix-style character display.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pipes.sh | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.3.0
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.3.0
https://github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pipes-sh |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pipes-sh |
| Homepage | https://pipeseroni.github.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh |
| Upstream docs | https://pipeseroni.github.io/ |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-15T10:20:23-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | bash |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pipes-sh |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
pipes-sh 1.3.0-2
Animated pipes terminal screensaver
https://github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh
sudo apt install pipes-sh- Section: games
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: pipes.sh
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipes Sh
Ubuntu apt95%
pipes-sh 1.3.0-2
Animated pipes terminal screensaver
https://github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh
sudo apt install pipes-sh- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: pipes.sh
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipes Sh
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation