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backes/rainbarf

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2013-11-15

★ 1PerlAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5DormantSetup · easy

TLDR

A tiny terminal tool that draws a live, colorful bar chart of your CPU and memory usage right in your tmux status bar.

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    What it does
      CPU chart
      Memory chart
      Battery status
      Live updates
    Tech stack
      Perl
      tmux
    Use cases
      Monitor system load
      Watch long processes
      Terminal dashboard
    Audience
      Developers
      Sysadmins
      Terminal power users
    Platforms
      Mac
      Linux
      FreeBSD

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Add a live CPU/memory graph to your tmux status bar.

USE CASE 2

Keep an eye on system load while running long processes without switching windows.

USE CASE 3

Show battery charge and remaining time in the terminal footer on a laptop.

What is it built with?

Perltmux

How does it compare?

backes/rainbarfdougwilson/perl5-gravatar-urljhthorsen/mojolicious-plugin-validatemoose
Stars111
LanguagePerlPerlPerl
Last pushed2013-11-152011-09-212013-11-24
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity1/51/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Requires tmux and Perl, color rendering can vary by terminal.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me install rainbarf and wire it into my tmux status-right config.
Prompt 2
Explain what the different colors in rainbarf's memory bar mean.
Prompt 3
Show me how to adjust rainbarf's RGB color mode and brightness for my terminal.
Prompt 4
Write a tmux.conf snippet that runs rainbarf and refreshes it every few seconds.

Frequently asked questions

What is rainbarf?

A tiny terminal tool that draws a live, colorful bar chart of your CPU and memory usage right in your tmux status bar.

What language is rainbarf written in?

Mainly Perl. The stack also includes Perl, tmux.

Is rainbarf actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2013-11-15).

How hard is rainbarf to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is rainbarf for?

Mainly developer.

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