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ASCII Matrix-like steak demo. Version 0.2.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
ASCII Matrix-like steak demo
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fakesteak
history
Project history and usage
fakesteak is a small C terminal demo that recreates Matrix-style digital rain with a focus on low CPU, low RAM, and no ncurses dependency.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in November 2020. The README describes the project as the author's take on digital character rain from The Matrix, with basic command-line customization and public-domain licensing.
Adoption history
The README points to package availability status and compares fakesteak with other terminal rain programs. Its package-manager appeal is narrow but real: it is a tiny buildable terminal toy with no runtime library dependency beyond a capable Unix-like terminal.
How it is used
Users build with make, run bin/fakesteak or install it system-wide, and adjust density, glitch ratio, seed, speed, background color, and version/help output through command-line options.
Why package nerds care
fakesteak is mostly significant as a minimalist terminal-demo package: small C source, no ncurses, documented resource comparisons, and a single command that is easy for package repositories to expose.
Timeline
- 2020-11: The GitHub repository is created.
- 2020-11: v0.2.4 is published on GitHub releases.
Related projects
- The README compares fakesteak with cmatrix, tmatrix, unimatrix, cxxmatrix, rusty-rain, and neo.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
fakesteak | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-25
manager version0.2.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.2.4
https://github.com/domsson/fakesteak
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fakesteak |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fakesteak |
| Homepage | https://github.com/domsson/fakesteak |
| Repository | https://github.com/domsson/fakesteak |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/domsson/fakesteak#readme |
| License | CC0-1.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/domsson/fakesteak/archive/refs/tags/v0.2.4.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | fakesteak |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment