# Install fakesteak with Homebrew ASCII Matrix-like steak demo. Version 0.2.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fakesteak ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fakesteak ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:fakesteak - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.4 - **Source summary:** ASCII Matrix-like steak demo - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** CC0-1.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - fakesteak (cli) - fakesteak (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 0.2.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/domsson/fakesteak - Upstream latest detected: v0.2.4 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** fakesteak - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [asciiquarium](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asciiquarium/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ascii-art, cli, terminal, toys. - [cowsay](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cowsay/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ascii-art, cli, terminal, toys. - [ponysay](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ponysay/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ascii-art, cli, terminal, toys. - [tractorgen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tractorgen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ascii-art, cli, terminal, toys. - [cbonsai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cbonsai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, terminal, toys. - [cmatrix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmatrix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, terminal, toys. - [fortune](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fortune/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, terminal, toys. - [kotofetch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kotofetch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, terminal, toys. - [figlet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/figlet/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: art, ascii, ascii-art, cli, toys. - [yeoman-character](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/yeoman-character/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: art, ascii, cli, like, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/fakesteak.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/fakesteak.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph