install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install pfetch-rs

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install pfetch

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/pfetch/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add pfetch-rs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · pfetch-rs · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#pfetch-rs

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pf/pfetch-rs/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S pfetch-rs

Arch Linux sync databases · pfetch-rs · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Pretty system information tool written in Rust

Project links

Commands and aliases

pfetch

history

Project history and usage

pfetch-rs is a fast Rust implementation of the minimalist pfetch system-information display.

Project history

pfetch-rs began as a Rust rewrite of Dylan Araps's POSIX-shell pfetch. It preserves the original project's intentionally minimal presentation and environment-variable configuration while focusing on faster execution and broader maintained platform and logo coverage.

Adoption history

The input records packages for Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Alpine Linux, and Arch Linux, reflecting adoption across several Unix-like package ecosystems. The official README also supports Android, Windows, and BSD systems.

How it is used

Running `pfetch` prints an ASCII operating-system logo and selected system facts. Users customize fields, colors, padding, logos, and package-count behavior with environment variables; PF_SOURCE may point to a user-chosen shell file to source before execution.

Why package nerds care

pfetch-rs belongs to the terminal “fetch” tradition: compact tools that pair operating-system ASCII art with a concise machine summary. Package enthusiasts value its broad platform and logo coverage, compatibility with pfetch-style environment variables, and substantially faster Rust implementation.

Timeline

Project origin: Reimplemented Dylan Araps's pfetch in Rust.
2025: Official repository release history lists v2.11.1 on January 21.

Related projects

The direct predecessor is Dylan Araps's pfetch. Both projects share the minimalist fetch-tool interface and PF_* environment-variable configuration style.

Sources

Official README: https://github.com/Gobidev/pfetch-rs#readme
Official predecessor attribution: https://github.com/dylanaraps/pfetch

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 8 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build 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
`pfetch`	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 generated2026-09-19

manager version2.11.1

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.11.1

https://github.com/Gobidev/pfetch-rs

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:pfetch-rs
Version	2.11.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pfetch-rs
Homepage	https://github.com/Gobidev/pfetch-rs
Repository	https://github.com/Gobidev/pfetch-rs
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Gobidev/pfetch-rs/archive/refs/tags/v2.11.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-13T11:21:14Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	pfetch-rs
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	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

pfetch-rs

nix profile install nixpkgs#pfetch-rs

normalized package name match
Matched by: Pfetch Rs

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pf/pfetch-rs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

pfetch-rs 2.11.1-r0

A rewrite of the pfetch system information tool in Rust

https://crates.io/crates/pfetch

sudo apk add pfetch-rs

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pfetch-rs
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pfetch Rs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pfetch-rs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

pfetch-rs-doc 2.11.1-r0

A rewrite of the pfetch system information tool in Rust (documentation)

https://crates.io/crates/pfetch

sudo apk add pfetch-rs-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pfetch-rs
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pfetch Rs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pfetch-rs-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

pfetch-rs 2.11.1-2

A rewrite of the pfetch system information tool in Rust

https://github.com/Gobidev/pfetch-rs

sudo pacman -S pfetch-rs

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pfetch Rs

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: pfetch-rs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts94%

pfetch

sudo port install pfetch

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pfetch

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/pfetch/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Nix92%

pfetch

nix profile install nixpkgs#pfetch

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pfetch

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pf/pfetch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk92%

pfetch 1.9.4-r0

System information tool written in POSIX sh

https://github.com/Un1q32/pfetch

sudo apk add pfetch

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pfetch
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pfetch

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pfetch from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

pfetch-doc 1.9.4-r0

System information tool written in POSIX sh (documentation)

https://github.com/Un1q32/pfetch

sudo apk add pfetch-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pfetch
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pfetch

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pfetch-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/pfetch-rs.yml

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

Install pfetch-rs with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, MacPorts