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neofetch

Neofetch is a command-line tool that retrieves information about your system and displays it in a visually appealing way. It can be used in various Linux distributions and other Unix-like operating systems. Neofetch displays information such as the operating system, kernel version, system uptime, CPU, memory, GPU, and disk usage.
It also shows details about your desktop environment, theme, and icons. With various customization options, you can choose what information to display, change colors, and set your preferred ASCII or text art logo. Neofetch supports a wide range of config files, allowing greater customization flexibility. It can also display information about remote systems by passing SSH credentials. Neofetch is written primarily in Bash, making it lightweight and efficient. It supports a number of different terminal emulators and window managers, ensuring compatibility with various setups. Neofetch is not limited to your terminal, as it can also generate a text file or an image containing the system information.

List of commands for neofetch:

  • neofetch:tldr:4f296 neofetch: Enable/Disable CPU brand in output.
    $ neofetch --cpu_brand ${select}
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  • neofetch:tldr:6ffab neofetch: Hide/Show OS architecture.
    $ neofetch --os_arch ${select}
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  • neofetch:tldr:e0e11 neofetch: Trigger an info line from appearing in the output, where 'infoname' is the function name in the config file, e.g. memory.
    $ neofetch --${select} ${infoname}
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  • neofetch:tldr:e8632 neofetch: Return the default config, and create it if it's the first time the program runs.
    $ neofetch
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