screenfetch

Display system information with distro logo

$ screenfetch

$ screenfetch -s

$ screenfetch -D [arch]

$ screenfetch -n

$ screenfetch -L

$ screenfetch -p

$ screenfetch -v

screenfetch [-v] [-o 'OPTIONS'] [-d '+STEAM quance'] [-n] [-N] [-t] [-p] [-s] [-c string] [-D distro] [-A distro] [-E] [-V] [-h]

screenfetch is a bash script that displays system information alongside an ASCII representation of your operating system's logo. It fetches and displays details about the OS, kernel, uptime, packages, shell, resolution, desktop environment, window manager, theme, icons, font, CPU, GPU, and RAM.
The tool is designed for creating screenshots that showcase system configurations, commonly used in the Unix customization ("ricing") community. It detects the running distribution or operating system and selects the appropriate ASCII art logo automatically.
Screenfetch supports a wide variety of Linux distributions, BSDs, macOS, and other Unix-like systems. The output is highly customizable through command-line options and environment variables.

-v

Verbose output for error checking

Allows for setting screenshot options

Do not display ASCII art

Strip all color from output

Truncate output based on terminal width

Output in screenshot-friendly format

Take a screenshot after displaying info

Set colors (string of 2 numbers 0-9)

Set specific distro for detection override

Set specific distro for ASCII art only

Display ASCII art only (no system info)

Suppress errors

Display version and exit

Display help and exit

Some system information may not be available on all platforms or configurations. Screenshot functionality requires scrot or import (ImageMagick) to be installed. Verbose mode is helpful for troubleshooting detection issues. GPU detection may fail on systems with proprietary drivers.

screenfetch was created by KittyKatt (Brett Bohnenkamper) and first released in 2010. It was one of the first popular system information tools designed for Unix customization screenshots. The project gained significant popularity in the Linux community before the emergence of neofetch in 2015, which offered more features and customization options. Screenfetch remains available and functional, though it receives less active development than its successors.

neofetch(1), fastfetch(1), inxi(1), lshw(1), hwinfo(1)