{"repo":"attogram/bash-screensavers","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/attogram/bash-screensavers","clone":"git clone https://github.com/attogram/bash-screensavers.git","description":"Turn your idle shell into a visual playground with this collection of Bash screensav­ers","language":"Shell","stars":947,"topics":["bash","screensavers","screensaver","bash-script","terminal-screensaver","terminal-visualization","attogram-project","fun","time-waster","time-wasting-with-bash-scripting"],"license":"MIT","category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"Bash Screensavers Part of the Attogram Corpus You can cite all versions by using the DOI 10.5281/zenodo.2122622 https://zenodo.org/records/21226222 Tired of your boring old terminal? Wish you could spice up your command line with some animated ASCII art? Well, you've come to the right place! Welcome to Bash Screensavers , a collection of screensavers written entirely in bash . Because who needs fancy graphics cards and complex rendering engines when you have echo , sleep , and a little bit of tput magic? Gallery - Quickstart - Contributing - Spotlight - Jury - Library - Chat Gallery The Gallery README has info on all the screensavers. Quickstart Command-Line Usage Start with the menu of screensavers ./screensaver.sh Start with a specific screensaver ./screensaver.sh name ./screensaver.sh number Start with a random screensaver: ./screensaver.sh -r Get help ./screensaver.sh -h Get version ./screensaver.sh -v Direct run of a screensaver ./gallery/name/name.sh Contributing We welcome contributions! For the nitty-gritty, see CONTRIBUTING.md. Vibe coders and AI Assistants are welcome to join the party. Spotlight The spotlight is a set of curator tools for marketing and publicity fluff, like pretty previews of all the screensavers. Read the Spotlight Manual for details. Jury The jury makes sure the gallery is up-to-snuff. They test everything . They're a bit batsy about it. See the Jury Criteria for the rules. Not Ready For Primetime This directory contains screensavers that are not","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/attogram","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/attogram/bash-screensavers/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}