macchina lets you view system information, like your kernel version, uptime, memory usage, processor load and much more. macchina is basic by default and extensible by design.
If you're interested in the library macchina uses to fetch system information, have a look at [libmacchina]; fetching-related issues should be filed on that repository.
Check out the benchmarks wiki page.
macchina has a theming system which you can use to customize pretty much any visual aspect of the program. Themes live outside the configuration file, so you can create a bunch of them and switch between them at any time.
Why are they separate?
Modularity — themes are an engine of their own, and their sole purpose is to provide an interface that allows for the modification of macchina's visual components. It makes sense to separate them from the main configuration file.
Portability — sure, the configuration file is shareable, but what if you wanted to share the look of your macchina and not its behavior? What if you wanted to switch between dozens of themes that you very carefully designed? The way we handle customization answers this need.
Learn how to make your own.
In the event of fetching failures, which can occur for various reasons, the
--doctor
flag that can tell you why that might be happening.
See the configuration wiki page.
Have a look at the customization wiki page.
Check out the installation wiki page.
Prebuilt binaries are also provided with every release, feel free to use them.
macchina, like many other open-source projects, would not be where it is right now without the help of its contributors — Thank you all so much!
The following are some awesome people that have helped make macchina a really cool fetcher:
Looking to help? Read this first.
Some of the ASCII art displayed in macchina is not our own.
If you (the artist) are not okay with us using your ASCII art, please contact me.