oneko

displays a cute cat that chases the mouse cursor around the screen

TLDR

Start oneko

$ oneko

Use different character

$ oneko -tora

Use dog instead

$ oneko -dog

Set foreground color

$ oneko -fg [blue]

Set animation speed

$ oneko -speed [16]

Follow specific window

$ oneko -name "[window_name]"

oneko displays a cute cat (neko) that chases the mouse cursor around the screen. When the cursor stops, the cat sits and eventually falls asleep.A classic X11 desktop toy dating back to the early Unix days.

PARAMETERS

-tora

Tiger-striped cat.

-dog

Use dog instead.

-sakura

Sakura character.

-tomoyo

Tomoyo character.

-fg color

Foreground color.

-bg color

Background color.

-speed n

Animation speed.

-name window

Follow named window.

CHARACTERS

$ (default) - Regular cat
-tora     - Striped cat
-dog      - Dog
-sakura   - Sakura
-tomoyo   - Tomoyo
-bsd      - BSD daemon

CAVEATS

X11 only. May not work with Wayland. Requires X11 compositor support. Can be distracting.

HISTORY

oneko (お猫, "honorable cat") originated on the NEC PC-9801 in Japan. The X11 version was created by Tatsuya Kato in 1991.