install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install rainbarf

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install rainbarf

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

overview

Package summary

CPU/RAM/battery stats chart bar for tmux (and GNU screen)

Project links

Commands and aliases

rainbarf

history

Project history and usage

rainbarf is a command-line system monitor that renders CPU, memory, and battery statistics for terminal-multiplexer status bars.

Project history

rainbarf was created as a compact CPU, memory, and battery visualization for tmux and GNU Screen status bars.

Adoption history

rainbarf is distributed through Homebrew and MacPorts, reflecting its principal audience among terminal-multiplexer users on macOS and other Unix-like systems.

How it is used

Users invoke rainbarf from a tmux or GNU Screen status configuration to render compact resource charts. The official project does not document a dedicated rainbarf configuration-file path.

Why package nerds care

rainbarf represents the small Unix utility tradition: a focused command emits compact system telemetry that can be embedded in another program's status line.

Timeline

Project era: rainbarf emerged as a lightweight status-bar helper for tmux and GNU Screen.
Package adoption: Homebrew and MacPorts made it directly installable for terminal-centric users.

Related projects

tmux
GNU Screen

Sources

https://github.com/creaktive/rainbarf#readme
source_facts.package-manager

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.
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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.rainbarf.conf$RAINBARF

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`rainbarf`	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 version1.5

manager updated2026-08-15

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.5

https://github.com/creaktive/rainbarf

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:rainbarf
Version	1.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rainbarf
Homepage	https://github.com/creaktive/rainbarf
Repository	https://github.com/creaktive/rainbarf
License	Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/creaktive/rainbarf/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-08-15T09:00:52Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	pod2man
Uses from macOS	perl
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	rainbarf
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.

MacPorts95%

rainbarf

sudo port install rainbarf

normalized package name match
Matched by: Rainbarf

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

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/rainbarf.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
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

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