SLACKFETCH(1)                                                                                  General Commands Manual                                                                                SLACKFETCH(1)

NAME
     slackfetch —— minimal system information utility for Slackware

SYNOPSIS
     slackfetch

DESCRIPTION
     slackfetch displays a small set of system information relevant to a Slackware Linux system.  Only information that can be determined reliably is shown.

     slackfetch  intentionally reports only core characteristics of a Slackware system, favoring clarity, consistency, and truthful output over exhaustive inventories.  It aims to remain simple, fast, and POSIX-
     compliant.

     Desktop environment and window manager fields are omitted when they cannot be determined.

INSTALLATION
     Local installation:

           install -m 0755 slackfetch ~/.local/bin/slackfetch

     System-wide installation:

           install -m 0755 slackfetch /usr/bin/slackfetch

EXAMPLES
     Window manager only (dwm):

           $ slackfetch
                ________    r1w1s1@RachaelTyrell (ThinkPad T14 Gen 2i)
               /  ______|   os:        Slackware 15.0+ (-current)
               | |______    kernel:    Linux 7.0.12 (x86_64)
               \______  \   libc:      glibc 2.42
                ______| |   uptime:    1 hour, 57 minutes (age 394d)
             | |________/   shell:     bash 5.3.15 (tmux)
             |____________  pkgs:      1297 (63 SBo, 12 Flatpak)
                            wm:        dwm (XLibre 1.25.1)

     Desktop environment (kde):

           $ slackfetch
                ________    r1w1s1@x220 (ThinkPad X220)
               /  ______|   os:        Slackware 15.0+ (-current)
               | |______    kernel:    Linux 7.1.0 (x86_64)
               \______  \   libc:      glibc 2.42
                ______| |   uptime:    42 minutes (age 394d)
             | |________/   shell:     bash
             |____________  pkgs:      1297 (63 SBo)
                            de:        kde 6.4.0
                            wm:        kwin (Wayland)

     Disable colored output:

           $ NO_COLOR=1 slackfetch

     Override window manager detection:

           $ SLACKFETCH_WM="dwm 6.8" slackfetch

     Override machine model:

           $ SLACKFETCH_MODEL="QEMU" slackfetch

ENVIRONMENT
     SLACKFETCH_WM     Override window manager detection.  This is primarily intended for non-EWMH window managers such as twm(1), ctwm(1), or mwm(1).  Window manager names are shown lowercase.

                       Example:

                             SLACKFETCH_WM="dwm 6.8" slackfetch

     SLACKFETCH_MODEL  Override machine model detection.  The value is shown verbatim.

                       Example:

                             SLACKFETCH_MODEL="QEMU" slackfetch

     NO_COLOR          Disable colored output according to the NO_COLOR convention.

FILES
     /etc/slackware-version  Slackware version string.

     /var/log/packages       Installed package database used for the “pkgs:” field.

     /lib64/libc.so.6, /lib/libc.so.6
                             glibc version used for the “libc:” field.

     /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/sys_vendor
                             Machine vendor used for model selection.

     /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_name
                             Machine model information when available.

     /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_version
                             Fallback machine model information.

NOTES
     Window manager detection relies on the EWMH _NET_WM_NAME property via xprop(1) when running under X11.  Non-EWMH window managers may be specified using SLACKFETCH_WM.   The  “age”  value  is  shown  in  the
     “uptime:”  field  based  on  the  installation  time  of  aaa_base  package.   The  “libc:”  field  is  shown when glibc can be read from /lib64/libc.so.6 or /lib/libc.so.6.  The “pkgs:” field is shown when
     /var/log/packages is available.  Packages ending in “_SBo” are counted as SlackBuilds.org packages.  Flatpak applications are counted when the flatpak command is installed.

     The “de:” field is shown only when XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP is present.  KDE and XFCE include a version when it can be read from their own tools.  Desktop environment and window manager names  are  shown  lower‐
     case.  The “wm:” field is shown only when a window manager can be determined.  Under Wayland, slackfetch reports “Wayland” when WAYLAND_DISPLAY is present.

     To add better model detection for another machine vendor, report the output of:

           cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/sys_vendor
           cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_name
           cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_version

     Also include the model name that should be displayed.  Do not send serial numbers, UUIDs, or other unique machine identifiers.

SEE ALSO
     uname(1), uptime(1), xprop(1)

AUTHORS
     Ricardson Williams <r1w1s1@fastmail.com>

     Derived from ufetch by J. Schillinger.

LICENSE
     This project follows the same BSD license terms as the original ufetch project.

GNU                                                                                                June 26, 2026                                                                                      SLACKFETCH(1)